Emilia's getting good with the chopsticks

Happy Thanksgiving

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November 25th 2005
Hello, my fellow Americans! (to quote Richard Nixon, another traveler to China) Well, while you all were busy digesting your Thanksgiving turkey, Gigi, Emilia and I took a trip to the Wal-Mart in Shanghai so we could be even more proud of our heritage! I mean, brilliant! Why should Wal-Mart pay all those pesky cargo charges--open up a store close to the source! You will be interested to know ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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