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Rumors and Racism

I seriously hope this is just a hysterical rumor run amok…but then again I have seen people of color refused service at Beijing bars before while Chinese and caucasians continued to be served, so I guess anything is possible.  That said, I agre... ...full story at Peking Duck

from Peking Duck on Fri, Jul 18 2008

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