A Brief History of Chinese Democracy
Critics joked we'd see actual democratic reform in China before we saw the long-awaited Guns n' Roses album. How close was it? Here's a head-to-head timeline
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TIME Graphic by M.J. Stephey and Feilding Cage, Photos: istockphoto.com