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Back in Beijing in the middle of a blackout

Last week I was on an extended sojourn to the Russian borderlands of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang.  I’m now back in Beijing and seem to have landed into the middle of a history blackout.  I’ve said it before, but nothing makes the CCP lo... ...full story at Granite Studio

from Granite Studio on Wed, Jun 03 2009

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01 Oct 09 visit Bunkered down in Beijing  »  Granite Studio I’m back in Beijing after an extended trip on the Russia/China/Mongolia border.  I probably should have stayed there.  I’ve stocked two-days worth of food, water, and DVDs and am barricading the gate to the courtyard in honor of the 60 yea...
19 Jun 07 visit Back from Beijing  »  Sinosplice Just got back from Beijing. I have more thoughts on that city, for those that can stand them, but I’ll be posting them in a few days. In the meantime, you can read Brendan’s account of my little meetup with him.
19 Jun 09 visit Why I teach history, Part IX: The Middle Kingdom and Middle Earth?  »  Granite Studio Now some teachers will write about their students, sharing odd or quizzical bits from papers and exams for the sake of humor.  I wouldn’t do that to my students, but OTHER people’s students…sure, why not? From an op-ed on China and Nort...
27 Jun 08 visit Beijing Capital International Airport Express(way) Guide (PEK)  »  CN Reviews OK, so you’ve just landed at Beijing’s Capital International Airport (PEK). Welcome to China! So, what’s next? Into Beijing you go. Wait. There’s got to be a way for you to get from A to B — in this case, from Beijing Airport into “the Jing”, as they say. Beijing Airport used to be a remote outpost [...]
23 Apr 09 visit My site is back, but I’m not  »  Peking Duck Due to a server issue, TPD has been down for a couple of days. Which hardly matters, because I’m not posting at the moment. There are some amazing stories going on in China this week that’s I’d love to comment on but can’t right...

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