Letting an Ugly Skeleton Out of China’s Closet
“Family ugliness must not be aired” is one of China’s most familiar sayings, reflecting a code of silence that demands:
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Author: Joshua
Sina Weibo Releases U.S. User Numbers
When Twitter-like microblogging service Sina Weibo launched an English mobile interface in April then announced that it would also launch
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China’s spacecraft returns to Earth
China’s unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou VIII returned to Earth on Thursday, state media reported, after completing two space dockings that have
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More Chinese get help to get hitched
There are more than 22 million singles in China, with a huge proportion of them located in major Chinese cities
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China Barbie Doll
“Ni hao! That’s how I say hello!” Barbie wears an Asian-inspired gown of red “silk” embroidered with flowers and leaves
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Elton John “very excited” at Singapore concert
After 40 years of playing live and more than 3000 public concerts as of 8 October, Elton John still gets
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As U.S. Looks to Asia, It Sees China Everywhere
Over the past year and a half, China has moved to assert territorial claims in the resource-rich but hotly contested
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Bus Accident Kills 18 Preschoolers in China
An overloaded school minibus crashed head-on with a truck in rural western China on Wednesday, killing at least 18 kindergarten
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Berkeley Reveals Plan for Academic Center in China
The University of California, Berkeley announced this week that it plans to open a large research and teaching facility here
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Brands Lost in Translation
When Western products are transliterated into Chinese, the results can range from poetic to the metaphysical. More than many nations,
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