He is back among us. And, as always, in a memorable manner, both painful and poignant, sometimes illuminating, usually self-serving
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The Rising Costs of Food
All but the wealthiest readers will have noticed by now that food costs have risen this year. In May grocery prices were 4.4% higher than they were the previous May.
Chinese leaders to consider welfare for all
China National People’s Congress will consider landmark legislation that would make social benefits universal when it meets Thursday. The NPC — the climax of China’s political calendar — will convene as 3,000 delegates from across the country and overseas gather in the capital, Beijing. The delegates will represent China’s central leadership, the military, every province, including minority groups such as Tibetans, and overseas Chinese.