Word: yan
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...have a national slogan: Build the Socialist Countryside!" explained Sun Hai Yan, a member of the local government in Huaxi. "Others build socialism on the ground. We go one step further and build a new socialism...
...journalists covering prerevolutionary China can claim to be familiar with communist rebel life in the trenches. But veteran AP reporter and China watcher John Roderick was there. For months, he shared the cave Mao Zedong and other rebels used as headquarters after the Japanese flattened the city of Yan'an, the end point of the communists' Long March. Roderick went on to cover the country from its ensuing civil war through the economic reforms of the 1980s, and in 1979 reopened the AP bureau in Beijing. "Keep learning," he advised colleagues. "If you ever think you understand China completely...
...senior Eddie Jou, sophomores Simone Melillo and Robert Lynch, and freshman Eric Taylor helped set the tone for the Crimson with a victory in the 400-medley relay in a time of 3:26.10. Harvard then continued its strong performances into the evening as Taylor and fellow freshman Hank Yan, along with sophomores Tyler Holland and Rick McKellar, finished the 200-free relay finals in a time of 1:24.38, good enough for fourth place. Sophomore Tommy Gray then followed with a second-place showing and a time of 4:33.27 in the 500-freestyle...
...Power has a reputation for pretentious lyrics and incorporates many obscure literary and historical references into their songs, this album has relatively few such moments. In fact, the band even chooses science over liberal arts for the lyrics of “Atom,” though lead singer, Yan, readily admits, “I just don’t get it.” Less focus on esoteric allusions allows the band to showcase their musicianship, as well as the album’s production. Every song is overflowing with different musical elements, with each instrument distinctly audible...
...success of the event, so it will be stung by any slights or failures. That's a position Beijing's opponents are learning to exploit. "The more the government gives political priority to the Games, the more the international political pressure on the Chinese government will increase," says Yan Xuetong, director of the Institute of International Studies at Beijing's Tsinghua University. Indeed, given the success of the Darfur campaign, it is inevitable that other protests will follow on Tibet, the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement and China's support of Burma's ruling junta. Activists have also raised human...