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...first 21st century contribution to this genre was Gordon G. Chang's The Coming Collapse of China (2001), which predicted that the Communist Party was on its last legs (though nine years later it's still standing). More recent Big China Books include Will Hutton's The Writing on the Wall (2006), which claimed the P.R.C. would be unable to continue its upward climb unless it converted to Western ways, and Martin Jacques' When China Rules the World (2009), which countered that Beijing is destined to displace Washington as capital of the world's leading superpower - and will not have...
Writing about President Obama's recent struggles in the London Times...
...that's exactly the scenario that was implied - and, Times bosses hope, staved off - by the recent announcement that next year the paper will begin charging for online access. The Times is possibly the most authoritative paper in the world and the most influential online, with 17 million monthly readers. It's done well in most media - except the print medium that's green and is issued by the U.S. Mint...
Obama’s recent Nobel Prize, coupled with the Dalai Lama’s moral leadership, should propagate robust ways in which to address the deplorable situation in Tibet. While the presidential visit does not aim to snub China and bring complete autonomy to Tibet, it does have great potential to create a dialogue about human rights violations in the area. In the past year, Tibet has been a grand beneficiary of infrastructure programs from the Chinese government. While these efforts have helped bring homes to the region, Tibet still suffers numerous human-rights violations, ranging from...
Just two days after the earthquake in Haiti last month, the Red Cross had received $5 million in text message donations. After a week, total mobile donations ballooned to $30 million. Haiti relief efforts may not have generated as much aid money as other recent natural disasters, but the devastating earthquake marks a watershed moment in electronic...