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A still from Bo Wang's documentary "China Concerto" (2012).

Interview: Bo Wang's 'China Concerto' Turns Camera on Bo Xilai's 'Red' Chongqing

Bo Wang's "China Concerto," which made its U.S. debut at the Museum of Modern Art last week, takes a critical look at the culture of spectacle in contemporary China. more
Then-New York Knick Jeremy Lin (#17) in action at New York City's Madison Square Garden on March 16, 2012. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

Photos: From Linsanity to Galloping Gangnam, a Look Back at Asia in 2012

As the world bids 2012 adieu, we look back at some of the year's most memorable people and events from Asia. more
Myanmar president Thein Sein (L) and legislator Aung San Suu Kyi (R) speaking at Asia Society events in 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi was last year's winner of our reader poll for Asia's Person of the Year — will her countryman take her spot this year? (Kenji Takigami/Joshua Roberts)

Poll: Who Was Asia's Person of the Year in 2012?

Asia Blog has compiled a list of 12 of the most newsworthy figures of 2012. It's your turn to vote on who you think had the most impact. more
Some of the books on China from 2012 that caught the attention of journalist Ian Johnson and historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom. (Asia Society)

Looking Back at 2012 China Books: A Conversation with Ian Johnson

Asia Society Associate Fellow Jeffrey Wasserstrom catches up with journalist Ian Johnson to discuss their favorite China-related books from 2012. more
A paramilitary police officer collects the Chinese national flag during the flag-lowering ceremony at Tiananmen Square on November 13, 2012. (Feng Li/Getty Images)

China's Next Leaders: A Guide to What's at Stake

Figuring out how to transfer power at the top in the absence of an open and legitimate leadership selection process is China's biggest political challenge. more
Beijing's Tiananmen Square, photographed in October 2012. (duggadugdug/Flickr)

Orville Schell: Beijing on Edge as It Gropes Way Toward New Leadership

With no script and no "big leader" in place for China's next act, both officials and ordinary citizens are in the grip of deep unease about the future. more
Screen capture from the Wall Street Journal's new documentary 'Bo Xilai: Inside the Scandal.' (WSJ.com)

Watch: China's Bo Xilai Scandal in Less Than 18 Minutes

The Wall Street Journal summarizes the rise and fall of Bo Xilai with a short documentary by Josh Chin. more

Toward a Post-Communist, Post-Confucian China

Ian Johnson, Roderick MacFarquhar and moderator Orville Schell speculate about what China's near future might conceivably look like. more

Toward a Post-Communist, Post-Confucian China

Ian Johnson, Roderick MacFarquhar and moderator Orville Schell speculate about what China's near future might conceivably look like. more

How Stable Is China? (Complete)

In the wake of the Bo Xilai scandal, Ian Johnson, Roderick MacFarquhar and Orville Schell assess China's recent political upheavals and its upcoming change of leadership more