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Getting real about "Getting Real in China"

UC Irvine history professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom has an article in The Nation this week about recent criticism of China. First off, let me say that I have enormous respect for Professor Wasserstrom and have enjoyed his essays a great deal. I also... ...full story at Granite Studio

from Granite Studio on Thu, Oct 11 2007

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