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Marketplace interviews tea farmers in Yunnan who have replaced their crops with coffee in order to increase profits. Listen to the report here: Tea has been an intrinsic part of Chinese culture for thousands of years, but with...
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Read MoreIn Japan Focus, Gavan McCormack, emeritus professor of Australian National University, writes about last year’s tensions over the Chinese fishing trawler that collided with a Japanese Coast Guard vessel near a disputed...
Read MoreMcKinsey has a report on their website about China’s urbanization and possible directions for growth that would be sustainable and support economic growth: The question is not how big, but how tall can China’s cities get....
Read MoreIn April, AP interviewed human rights activist Gao Zhisheng during his brief release from detention. In that interview, he provided graphic details about the torture he had endured but asked that it not be published unless he...
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