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...just shocked and upset,” Adams says of that concert and its reception. “It was the first time I ever got a real stinker.”However, the harsh words would prepare him for the world outside Harvard.Reviewing “Nixon in China?? 20 years later, a New York Times critic wrote, “Mr. Adams does for the arpeggio what McDonald’s did for the hamburger, grinding out one simple idea unto eternity.”Though the review was harsh, Adams says...
...sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Chinese Students Association (HRCSA) and the Harvard International Business Club (HIB), held at the Royal East Restaurant in Cambridge. HIB manager Edmond W. F. Cheuk ’09 said that the event was organized in response to what the organizers saw as China??s intrigue in Harvard students. “Since China is a place with ever increasing political, cultural, and economic influence, we thought it would be a great idea to have a dinner incorporating lessons about etiquette,” Cheuk said. Associate Professor of East Asian Languages...
Ultimately, it was America’s greater flexibility and willingness to make an interim deal, as well as China??s cooperation, that made the present agreement possible. Indeed, China??s role cannot be overemphasized. As perhaps the only nation in the world capable of bringing North Korea to its knees without resorting to military force, China??s willingness to implement limited sanctions after North Korea’s nuclear test was crucial...
...news feed,” you can post on their “wall,” and you can do the equivalent of a “poke.” But this isn’t the Facebook—it’s Xiaonei.com, one of China??s most popular online social-networking sites...
...Gyuto monks, who went into exile with the Dalai Lama in 1959 upon China??s annexation of Tibet, currently reside in India. Although their numbers have dwindled from the standard 900 who had originally resided in Tibet’s capital city, Lhasa, the comparatively large group of young monks who have joined in exile have helped their membership to increase. They are among the most elite of all Tibetan monks, and their liturgical traditions some of the most esoteric. The monks’ multiphonic technique, in which individuals have the ability to produce up to three notes...