Time flies when you’re not causing deaths of tens of millions of your compatriots. China’s “Global Times†reports from Shaoshan where thousands of people have gathered to remember the village’s …
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Lung Wo Road and Connaught Road Central reach for the sky. The ground erupts here with steel and glass and stone buildings that tower 20, 40, 60 storeys over the …
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As you drive on the highway from the airport to Hong Kong, about half way you pass by massive concrete pylons of what, when finished, will be the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau …
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We are living in the midst of the Great Malaise, the time of cynicism, disenchantment and distrust. The elites are revolting against the masses and the masses are revolting against …
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On June 4, 1989, two communist countries on opposite sides of the world chose different paths to the future. In Poland, the first round of democratic parliamentary elections was held, …
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I love the sound of leftie heads exploding from dissonance. This is going to generate a few pops: The Dalai Lama, who has himself lived in exile for over half …
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Well, maybe not. I hate it when the headline is more exciting than the story itself. Like this one: “North Korea says Trump isn’t screwy at all, a wise choice …
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President Obama visited Hiroshima the other day, and to his credit he didn’t apologise for dropping the bomb. He didn’t drop the bomb himself, of course. That was President Truman, …
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