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Thoughts on China Underground--A Book I Didn't Want to Like

To Tweet or Not to Tweet?That’s not necessarily the question, but it's one I’ve been pondering for a while.On the one hand, I’m loath to add another new form of communication to my life. After all, blogging is only something I’ve been doing f... ...full story at China Beat

from China Beat on Thu, Mar 19 2009

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