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...only heard of the big artists. Zhou Tiehai with his computer-generated superimpositions of Joe Camel’s face onto famous Western paintings, or Wang Guangyi and his retooling of propaganda posters to incorporate an excessive amount of corporate logos. Yue Minjun’s trademark is fashioning representations of his face while smiling (in every medium imaginable), and then, of course, there is the work of Zhang Xiaogang whose black-and-white paintings of 1950s era Chinese families have sold for upwards of US$2 million at auction. While these men are undoubtably the blue chip artists...
When it comes to diving, the Chinese expect nothing less than perfection. On August 11, Chinese pair Lin Yue and Huo Liang triumphed in the men's synchronized 10m platform event, winning by a resounding 17.76 points. Silver went to the German squad, with the Russians - one of whom just recently recovered from a spinal injury - rounding out the medals count...
...event began with a service in Memorial Church, which included the performance of songs in both English and Chinese. The songs were followed by a few words by Gang Li, the president of the Massachusetts General Hospital Chinese Students and Scholars Association (MGH CSSA), who helped organize the event. Yue Tan D. Tang, a Ph.D. student in Economics, and School of Public Health professor Jennifer Leaning then spoke about the disaster and China’s response. [SEE CORRECTION...
...Dickyi, who taught at a rural Tibetan school. “Before I went to Lhasa, everyone warned me against talking freely.” Both Han Chinese panelists Lan Xue, a professor at China’s Tsinghua University and a visiting professor at the Kennedy School, and Yue Tan D. Tang, a Ph.D candidate in Harvard’s economics department, focused on how best to resolve the current conflict through economic and social development and cultural rejuvenation. “My approach is looking at this as a problem of development,” Xue said...
...reflected the diverse opinions about China’s human rights record that have surfaced in light of this summer’s Olympics in Beijing. The panel featured Fairbank Center for East Asian Research associate Merle Goldman, Harvard Law School research associate Lobsang Sangay, Harvard economics graduate student Yue Tan “David” Tang, and Amnesty International advocacy director T. Kumar. Tang was the lone supporter of China, citing China’s progress in human rights, including its work for minorities and women. “China has done a lot of work in terms...