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20 years after Tiananmen: Understanding Chinese Youth

3:09 AM, June 2, 2009 | Comments (1)

As the anniversary of the June 4 bloodshed looms, Newsweek's Duncan Hewitt explains why China's younger generation doesn't fit the usual stereotypes. Hewitt, who is author of "Getting Rich First: Life in a Changing China", argues that understanding Chinese...

Traditional Culture from a Modern Artist

5:09 AM, May 20, 2009 | Comments (0)

China's Smallest Hero, One Year Later

2:13 PM, May 14, 2009 | Comments (2)

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Traditional Culture from a Modern Artist

Melinda Liu | May 20, 2009 06:09 PM

Jennifer Conrad reports on a new kind of martial arts studio: I'm sitting in an upstairs loft, watching a student practice tai chi in the open studio below. In the back loft, Feng Zhongyun works on a large ink painting destined to hang in Beijing's Hilton... More

Tag(s): Featured, People Power

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China's Smallest Hero, One Year Later

Melinda Liu | May 15, 2009 03:13 AM

Lauren Hilgers reports on how fame has affected the life of a child whose heroics during the Sichuan quake made him a celebrity: Like most people around the world, I first saw Lin Hao on television, gripping Yao Ming’s hand as the Chinese Olympic team... More

Tag(s): Featured, Down on the Farm, Media and Message

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Biofuels: The Dane who Made his Mark

Newsweek | May 13, 2009 09:11 AM

Ever met a cool Dane? Read on. This item is from Nick Mackie, who was the first -- and currently is the only -- Western reporter to be based in post-1949 Chongqing, deep in China’s interior. This area is China’s “Wild West” and Mackie often hits the road... More

Tag(s): Featured, Green and Hi-Tech, Business and Economy

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A Year After the Quake, Tourism Takes Off

Melinda Liu | May 11, 2009 10:58 PM

For the May 12 anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province, Lauren Hilgers took a tour near Ground Zero. Her report on "quake tourism": Xiao Li is a dealer in disaster. A skinny, twitchy, 25-year-old, he expertly negotiates the tragedies... More

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HIV and China

Melinda Liu | May 5, 2009 07:26 PM

Is the pressure on gay men to marry hastening the spread of HIV? Jennifer Conrad reports: Clad in white dresses and tuxedos, same-sex couples posed for portraits on Beijing's touristy Qianmen thoroughfare on Valentine's Day. Although the event was staged,... More

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