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...dismay of the British, although no less urgent than on the European mainland, has a more subtle dimension. Despite myriad objections to much of U.S. foreign po licy, many government officials and media pundits nonetheless insist on developing a “special relationship” with the U.S. They reason that our two nations have more shared self-interest than exists with other countries, and they conclude that we should co nsult with each another on foreign policy issues before we turn to the wider international community. British Prime Minister Tony Blair uses this doctrine to justify support...
...familiarity with the city that extends far beyond the numbing bubble of contemporary expatriate life. He shows that almost everyone who has helped build Hong Kong over the past 50 years has been, in effect, an expat?from the Westerners with empty pockets and overflowing dreams to the mainland refugees who made the city their own. Each of the three narrators of Fragrant Harbour has vivid memories of first seeing Hong Kong. Dawn in her business-class Cathay Pacific seat, enduring the white-knuckle approach to Kai Tak Airport; Tom hanging from the rail of his steam liner, drinking...
...Omen One in six mainland Chinese have never heard about the aids virus, according to a poll by China's State Family Planning Commission...
...truth, most of the mainland kids crowding around computers aren't there to upload dissident manifestos or pages from, say, TIME, whose website is blocked in China. They're logging on to find fun. Near Shanghai's prestigious Jiaotong University, a student only pauses his online game?World Karate Domination Antics III?to upload a picture sent by a cyberbuddy. It's an image of a pouting, naked redheaded girl. He shakes his head. "I don't like funny-haired foreigners." Another picture streams in, this one of a Chinese teen. The caf? owner leans in and nods approvingly: "That...
...sport, of course, is not only about being commercially successful. The Cup's greatest power is its ability to bring people closer. Korea, where China made its World Cup debut, played host to the largest ever influx of mainland tourists, and some hospitable chefs responded by learning how to steam dim sum so that the visitors could feel at home. In a rare show of unity, North Korea broadcast the South's win over Italy, raising hopes that a divided peninsula could still share in athletic triumph. Eastward, South Korean President Kim Dae Jung plans to renew his invitation...