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Articles tagged "china" NewsArrest is another sign that China is quashing dissent before Olympicsby Tim Johnson [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][3.Apr.08] :. BEIJING - Like many patriotic Chinese, Hu Jia broke into tears when Beijing lost out to Sydney, Australia, for the right to host the 2000 Olympic Games, and was elated a year later when the city... NewsChina, Olympics, human rights and NBC: It’ll be a rocky squareby Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][2.Apr.08] :. The Summer Olympics are still four months away, but we’re already getting a look at the kind of messy scene the world could see in China when the Games begin in August. We’re also...  Book ReviewBrand New China by Jing Wangby Rachel Smucker[5.Mar.08] :. Written like a college textbook and packaged like a novel, this book blurs the line between storytelling and statistical analysis, making for an interesting, complex read.  Music ReviewMartin Atkins China Dub Soundsystem: Made in Chinaby Deanne Sole[21.Dec.07] :. In effect, Pigface has changed continents and absorbed a few dozen new members.  ShortTakes ReviewVarious: Add to Friendsby Deanne Sole[5.Oct.07] :. Like a sweet little ant that you don't want to step on.  NewsRetracing steps offers glimpse of a China torn between comfort and struggleby Evan Osnos [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][2.Oct.07] :. YIBIN, China - Kindergartners in inline skates wobbled along the concrete edge of the Yangtze. Well-dressed parents fussed behind them, within sight of but decades away from the docks and squalor... An odyssey into the heart of Chinaby Evan Osnos [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][18.Sep.07] :. CHONGQING, China—A damp rat lumbered into the darkness beneath a bed that rents for 24 cents a night. Cobwebs and wires dangled overhead. The air was tangy with sweat and pepper oil.... Chinese censors take aim at foreign moviesby Tim Johnson [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Sep.07] :. BEIJING—It’s just a 10-second scene in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness, the Will Smith flick about a struggling single father and his rise to success. Smith’s character... China prepares to welcome world to 2008 Olympicsby John Boudreau [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][21.Aug.07] :. BEIJING—Hosting the Summer Olympics is a coup for any country, but China regards the 2008 Beijing Games as nothing short of a historic marker of its return to glory. The Olympics is giving... Peony in Love: A Novel by Lisa Seeby Catherine Mallette [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][3.Aug.07] :. Lisa See's Peony in Love about a lovelorn maiden disappoints as a novel but is a fascinating window on historical China. The United States and Central America: Geopolitical Realities and Regional Fragility by Mark Rosenbeby Alejandra Labanca [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][30.Jul.07] :. Scholar says the cycle of neglect that marks U.S. policy toward Central America isn't likely to be broken soon. Peony in Love: A Novel by Lisa Seeby Allen Pierleoni [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Jul.07] :. Peony brings to life the heartache of women in 17th century China. Chasing dot-com dream in Chinaby Evan Osnos [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][11.Jul.07] :. BEIJING—In the office after hours, the Chinese economic miracle didn’t feel much like magic. Spent cups of instant noodles lay in the trash can. Cubicles were empty for the night. Among... TRAVELOGUE: Beijing’s Olympic bubbleby Chris Welsch [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][10.Jul.07] :. Wang Hai Xia, who knows Beijing pretty well, had to ask directions twice to find the Dashanzi Art District in an industrial area outside the city’s third ring road. It didn’t look like... A world-class district for Beijing art - if not its artistsby Tim Johnson [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][2.Jul.07] :. BEIJING - A gritty, moribund industrial zone of Beijing has come alive as China’s premier center of contemporary art and culture, its galleries and restaurants drawing comparisons to bohemian... China Ghosts: My Daughters Journey to America, My Passage to Fatherhood by Jeff Gammageby Huntly Collins [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][27.Jun.07] :. Gammage's beautifully written memoir, which weaves together emotionally wrenching narrative with insightful social commentary, will resonate with any American who has taken the same journey. Shadow hangs over China’s boomby John Boudreau [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][25.Jun.07] :. BEIJING - A pale orange sun hangs low over the evening rush hour, a brake-light procession of Mercedes, matchbox-size taxis and accordion-style buses that cuts through a canyon of skyscraper... |
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