By Ben Blanchard and Ralph Jennings What’s in a word? A great deal if you are Chinese or Taiwanese. Despite unprecedented detente in recent months, China and Taiwan sometimes seem as far apart as ever when it comes to language. ... ...full story at Countdown to Beijing
from Countdown to Beijing on Fri, Feb 27 2009
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