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Beijing hosts Aging in Asia Conference to deal with economic burden of elderly
Financial crisis? Minor turbulence. Competition from other emerging economies? China’s already moving out of their range. But one thing still could throw a wrench in the powerhouse’s rise: China could grow old before it grows rich. Better health care is … Continue reading
Beijing Snapshot: Baozi, Jiaozi
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Tagged baozi, Chinese food, Chinese snacks, Chinese street food, jiaozi
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FP: Zhou Xiaochuan, Liu Xiaobo China’s most important global thinkers
China’s Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan and Nobel-winning human rights activist Liu Xiaobo are the two highest-ranking Chinese on Foreign Policy’s list of 2010’s Top 100 Global Thinkers. Led at number 4 by Zhou Xiaochuan, who the magazine credits with … Continue reading
Can Zuckerberg change the Facebook ‘desert’ over China?
The outlines in this picture don’t “represent coasts or rivers or political borders, but real human relationships” – that’s from Facebook intern Paul Butler, who mapped 10 million Facebook friendships according to the coordinates of their city on the globe. … Continue reading
Salon writer wonders if Google causes Cultural Revolution flashbacks
Wanting to check out the state of the country everyone’s talking about, Salon.com sent How the World Works writer Andrew Leonard on a ten-day trip to China organized by the China-United States Exchange Foundation this November. Leonard has studied Chinese … Continue reading
The Local Foreigner: finding a job in China, part 1
Over the past weeks one name has crept slowly up my most-called and emailed list. Not my new best friend, but a headhunter trying to get me into a new job. It’s been a long process with lots of back … Continue reading
Sweet potatoes: best Beijing snack and NC cash crop
A Beijing vendor weighs his sweet potato. Continue reading
Beijing Snapshot: Drum Tower traffic
City buses and cars clog the road leading up to the Drum Tower by Beijing’s North Second Ring Road.
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Tagged Beijing drum tower, Beijing gulou, Beijing traffic, traffic jam
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Beijing Survival Guide: Checking AQI on ‘foggy’ days
Compare the view from my window this week with a day earlier this fall:
How free should information be?
The WikiLeaks “cablegate” stays fascinating as it continues to unfold. My interest in U.S. foreign relations is a major part of the appeal, but it also exposes big dilemmas about freedom of information that exist all over the world. We … Continue reading
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