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...straightforward: it is to be left alone. China brooks no interference in its internal affairs, and its definition of what is internal is not in doubt. The status of Tibet, for example, is an internal matter; the Dalai Lama is not a spiritual leader but a "splittist" whose real aim is to break up China. As for Taiwan, China is prepared to tolerate all sorts of temporary uncertainties as to how its status might one day be resolved--but not the central point that there is only one China. Cross that line, and you will hear about...
...Taking Aim at an Epithet
...spirit of the season, we believe that now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of life at Harvard and to take note of what can be done better. At Harvard, many of us ultimately aim to change the world. In our quests for greatness, however, we tend to overlook the little things that, while perhaps not the banes of civilization, still sort of suck. We believe that these small and humble requests will profoundly alter life in Cambridge, and provide a foundation upon which a Harvard revolution can stand strong. Or, they’ll just...
...aim of last night’s panel was to reconnect with Harvard’s indigenous past...
...fascinating in themselves,” she wrote.The proposal drew significant concern from some Faculty members at yesterday’s meeting.Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France Susan R. Suleiman told the Faculty that the newly-proposed area was far too broad.“If the aim of a liberal arts education is not to, among other things, teach us what it means to be human, then I don’t know what it is,” she said, adding that students should be required to take two courses in literature and the arts instead. Professor...