Posted in China articles on Sep 20th, 2009
This is the first in a four-part series of articles providing a snapshot of modern life in China ahead of October 1, 2009, the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It was published September 20, 2009 in the Insight section of the Idaho State Journal.
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Zhongshan, Tonglu County, Zhejiang, China — [...]
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Posted in China articles on Aug 3rd, 2009
It has barely been five days since I returned to the US, yet my mind is lost once again in China.
I had some shocking experiences, such as hearing stories from my heart surgeon friend in Beijing. I had to convince my father-in-law to give up on nucleic acids, and never take them again. I experienced [...]
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Posted in China articles on Jun 11th, 2009
As I was looking for some late morning breakfast in the kitchen, I heard someone burst through the front door of my inlaws’ home here in the countryside. There was this handsome young man with a briefcase and — looking back on the moment — a somewhat unctuous smile. I’ve met everyone in John’s family, [...]
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