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So Long, China

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November 21st 2005
We wanted to get away from the mayhem of New York, just for a little while on this trip, but somehow flashes of it continue to appear. Is it the harrowing traffic or the guy taking a dump on the street? (I've SEEN it under the Willliamsburg bridge). No, it's the rat-bastard who preys on naive marks like us who swipes your personal property the minute you turn your head. In the 24 cities we've ... read more

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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