Tag: Year of the Rat

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Cautiously Welcoming the Year of the Rat

With most of the country on vacation, or stuck in the snow, the Western media takes a look at what is likely to come for China in the brand-new Year of the Rat. From The Guardian:The spring festival is traditionally the time for this otherwise industrious nation to put up its feet and relax. That has rarely been more necessary. With food prices rising, Olympic expectations growing and much of the