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AP reports on how the abundance of coal is harming China’s historical monuments, including the Giant Buddha in Leshan: China’s ancient buildings, tombs and stone carvings have weathered storms, invading armies and thieves. Now, they face a new threat, a by-product of the rapid economic development that has lifted so many Chinese out of poverty. […]
Read MoreYao Ming trains with the national team in Beijing, by Natalie Behring
Read MoreFrom the Canadian Press: A generation of talented players such as Sun Wen propelled the “Steel Roses” to the game’s heights in the late 1990s – they finished second to the U.S. at the 1999 World Cup. But the retirement of Sun and a string of coaching changes have sent the team on a slide […]
Read MoreU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates left on a trip for Beijing. From AFP: The US side is hoping the Chinese will agree to establish a telephone hot line linking the Pentagon and Chinese defense ministry as a mark of improving security ties, a senior defense official said. But on his first trip to China as […]
Read MoreMore news out of Yunnan, from RFA Unplugged: “They sent armed police and police down here because they have offered the villagers compensation of just 83 yuan (U.S.$11) per square metre of land, and this is not enough,” one villager said. “The villagers refused to allow their houses to be demolished, and so they sent […]
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