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China’s False War on Corruption
Six years ago, the Chinese Communist Party promised to weed out corrupt government officials. Instead, it largely used the crackdown to target political enemies
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China, Prosperity, and Stereotypes That Won’t Die
Today’s prejudice is just an updated version of the same old racism
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The Meaning of Leaf
On the fifty-year anniversary of our flag’s inauguration, the author reflects on what this nation’s defining symbol has represented to him and his family
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Swimming with Mao
Survival and family
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Rising China, Razing Mao
A searing portrait of the Great Helmsman
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Containing China
The United States is drawing a military noose around China, and India is glad to help. But is anyone considering the possible consequences?
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The New Word Order
hong kong—Imagine this seating chart for a dinner at a literary festival in Hong Kong. A Chinese-American novelist sits next to an English author of Indian extraction. To his right, …
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Strange Journey
Everything old is new again as China reinvents itself for the twenty-first century.
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Death Takes a Holiday
beijing — Controlling the use of highly toxic pesticides, Dr. Michael Phillips is saying, is the single most effective measure China could take to improve the mental health of its …
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Lingua Franchise
Mat saleh calling it English killer language. Wah. For chiak kantang, salary-men it a bit the different, lah?
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