Political scientists seeing parallels between China and the U.S.

By Emily Feng

Published March 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM EDT

American political scientists and historians who study other countries - especially China - say they see more parallels today between their area of study and their own country.

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Political scientists seeing parallels between China and the U.S.