By Eric Baculinao, NBC News Beijing bureau chief BEIJING - It was hardly conceivable that the sports of rock n’ roll dancing and Frisbee could help drive Taiwan closer to China, but that’s exactly what happened with the recent visit to China ... ...full story at NBC World Blog
from NBC World Blog on Tue, May 26 2009
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