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Don't ask so laowai don't have to tell

Don't Ask. Photo from Peaceful Rise This essay was written by Geremie Barmé, scholar, filmmaker and author of the new book The Forbidden City. It is republished here by permission of author. Talk About the Wind and the Moon Geremie R. Barmé (30 Ju... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Thu, Jul 31 2008

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