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A Note to Chinese People and the Chinese Government

August 2, 2008 – 1:17 pm

I just read an article written by the Associated Press detailing how the Chinese people feel betrayed by the west because of the incidents surrounding the Olympics. To this I have one thing to say.
The vast majority of us do not hate Chinese people. We love your culture and your people. However, [...]

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Ignoring China Won’t Change China

April 7, 2008 – 7:23 am

Konnie Huq nearly had the Olympic torch snatched out of her hands, but even that wasn’t enough to make her reconsider what the Olympics in China means.
In a BBC interview Huq says that “taking part in the procession doesn’t mean I condone China in anyway. She goes on to say, “I believe in the [...]

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Cuba Versus China (the politics of being useful)

March 19, 2008 – 9:18 pm

Steve Marshall is an English travel agent. He lives in Spain, and he sells trips to Europeans who want to go to sunny places, including Cuba. In October, about 80 of his Web sites stopped working, thanks to the
The sites, in English, French and Spanish, had been online since 1998. Some, like www.cuba-hemingway.com, were [...]

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