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		<title>Security Theater, Chinese Style</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hordes of people (giving an almost literal meaning to the saying 人山人海 &#8211; People mountain, people sea) crowded around me, all pressing forward to an unseen destination. They were headed toward a worn out woman who waved her scanner and inspected passengers with the enthusiasm of a heroin addict. Of course, no one took anything out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running from the Chinese Police</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Escape I looked out the window into the grass below, wondering if the fall would hurt me badly.  Then, it was out onto the air conditioner, a swing down to the ledge, and a drop from the very high two story window onto the ground. I hit the ground, sprang up, and ran. How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Mistakes To Avoid When Learning Chinese</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step&#8221; &#8211; Lao Tzu Learning Chinese is hard, but not too hard. Especially if you know the mistakes to avoid. Seven years after taking my first crack at tones, I&#8217;m no closer to mastering Chinese than any serious learner of Chinese.  And I&#8217;ve made some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thechinaexpat.com/mistakes-when-learning-chinese/</link>
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		<title>China to America: No More Money For You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems America&#8217;s days of free lunches are drawing to a close. Today the news came out that Chinese banks have been given a directive from the CBRC (China Banking Regulatory Commission) to stop lending to American banks while the crises is still going on. Also comes news that China may be trying to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thechinaexpat.com/china-to-america-no-more-money-for-us/</link>
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		<title>China Belittles Bigger Bailout</title>
		<description><![CDATA[China knows where its interests lie. But could they be with regular Americans? While many in China praised the bailout of Fannie Mae &#38; Freddie Mac, many others are correctly damning the bigger bailout being passed for Wall Street. Strangely enough, the interests of China&#8217;s government align strongly with the interests of America&#8217;s people &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is China Milk Safe?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Melamine has been found in all of the major Chinese milk brands, not just in Sanlu baby milk powder where this crises started. The question becomes:  Which Chinese milk brand is safest? The answer might be none for now. But after a suitable period of time has passed, I&#8217;d go with the biggest milk makers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kunming and Changes in China&#8217;s Cities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  What the heck happened in three years? It&#8217;s been that long since I&#8217;ve been to Kunming. The first time was part of a three week journey across Sichuan and Northern Yunnan during my first spring festival in China &#8211; as a stopover between Dali and Lijiang, Kunming was great. At the time downtown Kunming, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is China Doomed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Has the mainstream media ever been right about China&#8217;s future? For as long as China has piqued my interest, there have been articles prognosticating over China&#8217;s coming decline. You&#8217;ve seen the claims that China will slip and fall into a Japanese style bog, perhaps even plunge into chaos and darkness by way of a new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-china-doomed-2/</link>
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		<title>How a Cute Chinese Girl Faked The Opening Ceremonies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember the Chinese girl with enormous apple cheeks? Apparently she faked the song she sang, &#8220;Ode to the Motherland&#8221;: Personally, I think they made the right decision (note:tongue somewhat in cheek) &#8211; the goal was to present a flawless version of China to the world, and they did an outstanding knock-up job. Political [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thechinaexpat.com/how-a-cute-chinese-girl-faked-the-opening-ceremonies/</link>
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		<title>2008 Olympic Medals &#8211; Will China Take The Gold?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2004, I remember very clearly all of the newspapers and news outlets (in China) claiming that China had come in second place in Athens. This was repeated for months on end, long after the Olympics had ended. But did China really take second? Yes, but only if you measure &#8216;winning&#8217; by gold medals [...]]]></description>
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