Actually a less tedious read than I would have expected. While reflecting on changes in the world since 911, he underscores a point I’ve believed in for a long time: no matter how atrocious the CCP is - and I find them more atrocious now than ever,... ...full story at Peking Duck
from Peking Duck on Wed, Aug 27 2008
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