The Chairman's Suite

Fighting Over a Dollar

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April 28th 2007
We hoped to pass our four hour flight to Beijing watching the lengthy motion picture, The Good Shepherd, starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie. Headphones in place, I toyed with the remote, unable to adjust the volume. Growing quickly frustrated, I started beating on the buttons of the remote, informing Gene that “mine is broken,” as I watched the movie begin without sound. Gene, who remov ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more