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The subtle speed of change in China

There’s nothing new about saying “China’s changing”. What isn’t changing? Life changes. There’s nothing new about saying “China’s changing fast”. Every Sinophile for the last 25 years has been saying... ...full story at Humanaught

from Humanaught on Fri, Apr 25 2008

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