|  | Wednesday, 23 February, 2000, 12:13 GMT CHINA 50 YEARS OF COMMUNISM


The People's Republic at 50: Special report BBC News Online takes stock of 50 years of communist rule in China, in this special in-depth report.
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 Analysis: Jiang's day of glory For China's President Jiang Zemin, the 50th anniversary of the communist nation's was an occasion of tremendous political importance, writes James Miles.
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China's growth to slow
China bares fangs at Taiwan
Analysis: Tension across the Taiwan Straits
 Jiang Zemin's speech: Full text Chinese President Jiang Zemin's speech at the 1 October rally on Tiananmen Square, Beijing, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
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China celebrates communist anniversary
Mao's legacy Chairman Mao - the Great Helmsman of the Chinese revolution - still holds a dominant, if symbolic position at the heart of China's capital.
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China's private lives The idea of operational libel laws in China is a far cry from the era of Mao Zedong.
Images of the Cultural Revolution China: Images of the Cultural Revolution
China and the challenge from cyberspace Access to information in China is opening up, posing fresh challenges for the authorities, writes Gillian Gray.
China's foreign fears While China's communist rulers feel fairly secure at home, there is little to celebrate on the foreign policy front, writes Graham Hutchings.
Special programme: China's Long March Listen to BBC Radio 4's series on the Long March of 1934 -35.
The economy's long march China's struggle for development has propelled it into the ranks of the world's major economies - but it is still struggling to modernise.
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