Olympics in flowers

Life in the Australian Embassy, Beijing

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September 18th 2007
There must be many worse situations than being posted to the Australian Embassy in Beijing, and sharing that life for a week or so is a real privilege. The Beijing Embassy is our second biggest after Jakarta, and has the great bonus that most of the Oz staff live within the embassy grounds -- which they don't do in most other places. Our host, Ian Jackson, looks after physical security here, an ... 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