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In the International Herald Tribune, Howard French looks at the effects of China’s efforts to depoliticize the Olympics: In elevating the Olympics to an official source of national pride, China has put its most precious...
Read MoreBiganzi’s Jonathan Ansfield sends in his latest dispatch: Anti-PX marches on Dongshan Island two weeks ago were a country cousin to the urbane “strolls” last year in downtown Xiamen. The protest burst into a rumble, as...
Read MoreThe Guardian reports that Chinese authorities are trying to get sacred Wutai Mountain (五台山） named as a world heritage site, and in the process they are destroying the historic homes of the region’s residents. And the...
Read MoreThe Guardian looks at a new generation of Chinese architects who are creating their own style that incorporates traditional Chinese aesthetics: Say the words “new Chinese architecture” and what springs to mind?...
Read MorePolice fired tear gas on protesters in Lhasa who took to the streets for the second day, to protest the detention of monks involved in a street protest Monday. From The Guardian: Around 500 monks were marching near a police...
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