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The Chinese Man Who Discovered America (not)
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:27:00 -0500
A statue Chinese navigator Zheng He at a park in Nanjing, China. (GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)
Legendary Ming Dynasty navigator Zheng He is the subject of a current National Geographic Society...
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So Long, and Thanks for all the Dumplings
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0500
As you read this, I'll be headed back to the U.S.A. after a wonderful month here in Beijing. China has changed a great deal since I was last here five...
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Who are Aobama and Maikaien?
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:04:00 -0500
They are none other than the candidates for the U.S. presidency. In China, coverage of the American election has taken the backseat to the Olympics, so perhaps that's why when...
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Hard to Believe This is Still Beijing
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:56:00 -0500
Walking around Beijing on August 25th was like living the day after your college graduation. The signs around you still point to the recent past, yet your friends have started...
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The Best Use of Gunpowder
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:36:00 -0500
I headed to the south gate Chaoyang Park in Beijing to watch the Closing Ceremony of the Olympics last night -- I and swarms of thousands that is.
Crowds watch the...
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Olympics in Mime
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:21:00 -0500
A Japanese television show presents a hilarious take on the Olympics in mime. Check it out at the Shanghiist here.
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The Potty is Political
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:07:00 -0500
Five years ago, when I lived in China and nature called, I always prepared to hold my breath and grab the roll of toilet paper I always carried with...
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The Question of Race in China
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:27:00 -0500
Last week's controversy over the Spanish Basketball Team's photograph wherein the team makes hand-eye gestures exaggerating the supposed Chinese slanted-eye barely even caused a mention here in China.
A man...
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The Weight on Liu Xiang's Shoulders
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:52:00 -0500
By now, the Chinese public must have at least reached the "bargaining stage" in the fives stages of grief over the early exit of Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang from the...
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Inside Chinese Baseball
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:10:00 -0500
Sunday was a magical day in Beijing as I sat in my bleacher seat at the Wukesong Olympic Baseball Stadium to watch China play South...
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