A few locals

LET THE COMMUNISTS HANDLE IT!

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February 3rd 2008
While Wen Jiabao, the Chinese Premier, flies around the country pointing at maps asking the 'people' to dig his governement out of a huge pickle, millions of people are stranded at bus stations, train stations, and airports. TWO BILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY MILLION JOURNEYS are being attempted in what is the busiest time of the Chinese year. To put it bluntly, but not so bluntly as to drive my ... 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