When a plane crashes or the earth shakes, we tend to view the survivors as the lucky ones. Had they been in the next seat or the apartment across the street, they would have perished.
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A Brief History of the Uighurs
The violence that has claimed at least 156 lives in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang this week is rooted in long-standing grievances among China’s Uighur minority. The Turkic-speaking Muslim Uighurs were traditionally the dominant ethnic group in the region whose Mandarin name, Xinjiang, means simply “New Frontier” — perhaps a reflection of the fact that the region was only brought under Beijing’s control in its entirety during the 19th century rein of the Qing dynasty.
Why eBay Must Win China
For all its reputation as the city of tomorrow, a place that will marry capitalism and cool as effortlessly as New York City or London, the city of Shanghai, truth be told, is not a particularly pleasant place during the summer.
RED CHINA: The Ways of Paradise
Above the harsh noise of Communist China's bold new effort to reduce an entire people to the level of robots came the nightingale song of Radio Peking: “The people's communes are paradises. Manpower and material resources are more than in heaven.
Red China: Now, Undulation
Red China's leaders these days no longer talk of the great leap forward, but of the “law of undulating progress.” It means, presumably, that every economic leap is inevitably followed by a backward stagger. Most of China's hapless millions were wondering when the staggering would stop and the leaps begin.
China: Nuclear-Power Projects Move Ahead Amid Safety Fears
Even for a country known for completing massive infrastructure projects with frightening speed, China’s nuclear-power-plant building spree boggles the mind. China has 13 reactors in operation now and is currently building another 27 — nearly half of the total under construction worldwide
Should You Put Your Savings in a Chinese Bank Account?
In January, The Bank of China quietly announced a startling new bank account available to U.S.
China: Tainted Pork Renews Food Safety Fears
There are fresh concerns about the safety of China’s food supply after the country’s largest meat processor was last week reported by CCTV, China’s state TV broadcaster, to have produced and sold pork tainted with a banned drug.
Books: Monkey’s Uncle
MAO AND CHINA: FROM REVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION by STANLEY KARNOW 592 pages.
Circles and Swooshes
When Starbucks coffee rolls out its new logo in stores in early March, you might notice something missing from your coffee cup: the words Starbucks Coffee.