Word: liu
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...creations of local artists are also well represented, among them Xiang Liqing's photomontage of crowded buildings piled atop one another and Xu Bing's airy bird calligraphy formed out of colored plexiglass. Then there is the dose of realism presented by Liu Dahong's ironic depictions of modern Shanghainese scenes?from folks lining up for visas at foreign consulates to corrupt officials committing suicide when they're caught embezzling money to spoil their lovers...
...drop its nuclear weapons program. Last week, Beijing signaled that Kim, who has visited China twice in the last three years, is for the moment persona non grata on the mainland. Asked about reports that a sit-down between Kim and Chinese leaders was imminent, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said: "There is no such thing." "The idea that China will support North Korea whatever it does is over now," says Victor Cha, an Asia specialist at Georgetown University. Adds Kenneth Lieberthal, a University of Michigan professor who served as special assistant to President Bill Clinton and senior director...
Rein also dreams of having his book showcased alongside Harvard Girl Yiting Liu, a publishing phenomenon in China that remained on its bestseller list for over a year. In Harvard Girl, the parents of Yiting Liu ’03 share their approach to parenting and their educational theories. Projecting into the future, Rein has begun collecting essays for a second book, which may include essays from other top colleges within the United States...
...Liu ’05 said she expected a speech from Tom and was pleasantly surprised by her dramatic performance...
...came in two main flavors. One was the luridly violent melodrama: ?The Untold Story,? for example, with Anthony Wong as a restaurateur who kills people and serves them up dumpling-style. The other was period fantasy with lots of simulated sex. In epics such as ?Erotic Ghost Story? and ?Liu Jai: Home for the Intimate Ghosts,? horny demons and succubi preyed on innocent maidens and scholars, and the rite of copulation was a vigorous and elaborate martial art. Until about 1997 - when Britain ceded the colony to Mainland China, and the helium coincidentally seeped out of the cinematic balloon...