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Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College, London and Associate Fellow at the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, He is the author of over 15 books on contemporary China, the most recent of which is China’s Dreams: The Culture of the Communist Party and the Secret Sources of its Power (Polity. 2018). He can be followed on @Bkerrychina.