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Red Star Athletes: China Trembles

1:38 AM, July 1, 2008 | Comments (0)
Although the Chinese excel in certain sports , many of the Middle Kingdom’s best athletes are notorious choke artists who disappoint almost as often as they impress . Maybe their inconsistency has something to do with China’s system of athletic development...

Post-Quake Camp: “Have You Heard of Communism?”

5:42 AM, June 29, 2008 | Comments (0)

Inside Sichuan's Volunteer Scene

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  • Insecurity Checks

    Jonathan Ansfield | May 7, 2008 03:28 PM
    China’s so tough on terrorism, we often question its claims thereof. Events earlier this week were symptomatic of the government's credibility gap on that score. On Monday, flames engulfed a public bus in Shanghai on Monday, killing three people and injuring... More
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  • Why China-based Journalists Carry Diamox

    Melinda Liu | May 7, 2008 12:04 AM
    Reading my colleague Mary's blog posting yesterday made me wonder: how many media assembled on Everest to cover the Olympic torch relay to the top are taking Diamox? On more than one occasion those little white pills have allowed me to hit the ground... More
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