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A case for ending English-language news conferences

Lai Shin-yuan, center, Taiwan's China policymakerA year-in-review news conference by the Taiwan government's China policymaker wasn't just the normal bust because she told us nothing new. The mid-May event was a big bust because it was held in English for... ...full story at Laowiseass

from Laowiseass on Fri, May 29 2009

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