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It's a bit much to ask Taylor Francis to untie that Gordian knot, but he's trying his best. Francis says he'll make the pocketbook argument that China's astonishing levels of pollution are already damaging the country's bottom line. "There's an estimation that China's...
The western world should know that using the Olympics as a forum for criticizing China is both counterproductive and unfair. The Chinese people are proud of their achievements of the past couple of decades and, though much still needs to be done, they are progressing at an impressive pace. Engagement...
It's astonishing to me how many in China seem incapable of acknowledging the plight of Tibetans. India has dozens of insurgencies, but its democratic politics have largely accommodated such dissent. China thoroughly crushed Tibet, squelched its culture and ultimately forced the country's spiritual leader into a sad exile...
Those who live in Nizhneimeretinskaya Bukhta felt elated too: they expected good business. The letdown came in January, when the state introduced the "Olympic law" laying out the process governing land confiscation for the Sochi Olympics. In contravention of the provisions of Russia's Land Code, the law stipulates that...
The western world should know that using the Olympics as a forum for criticizing China is both counterproductive and unfair. The Chinese people are proud of their achievements of the past couple of decades and, though much still needs to be done, they are progressing at an impressive pace. Engagement...