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Late Thursday night, Beijing time, I did an interview about the Olympics for the Lehrer News Hour show that I think will be shown early Thursday night US time. This was foreign-correspondentry from Ye Olden Days: hearing a question over the telephone,... ...full story at James Fallows

from James Fallows on Thu, Aug 21 2008

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30 Jul 08		Chinese banks to set up "fast track" to handle foreign media queries? » Shanghaiist China's banking regulator has called on domestic banks to cooperate with foreign media and to set up a 24-hour "fast track" for responding to foreign media interview requests and inquiries during the period of the Beijing Olympics. One Chinese banker...
07 Aug 08		8th of the 8th, 2008 » James Reynolds I write these words a few minutes after midnight in Beijing. It's now the 8th of the 8th, 2008 - the Olympics begin today. I've just been for a late night wander about Tiananmen Square. Late at night there were hundreds of people milling happily around...
21 Aug 08		Night at a Beijing snack stand » Danwei Lydia Wallace will be posting nightly photos shot after sunset during the Olympics. A man awaits his night time snack.This article is from Danwei.org

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