Foreign Affairs Focus: China's Political Transition with Damien Ma br br Managing Editor Jonathan Tepperman interviews Eurasia Group analyst Damien Ma on China's upcoming political transition, economic slowdown, and social inequality. Mr. Ma discusses U.S.-China relations, the DiaoyuSenkaku island dispute, and whether the political handover will have a negative effect on China's economy, endorsing a "New Deal with Chinese characteristics" to fix China's social ills.