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Commentary: PR Meltdown: What went wrong for Beijing?

Political Science professor Edward Friedman comments on the China-Tibet issue. 威斯康辛麦迪逊大学霍金讲席政治学教授爱德华·弗里德曼(Edward Friedman)对中国的西藏事件从公共关系角度做出评价。 Why has Chinese Communist Party regime’s crushing of Tibetan resistance to oppression turned into such a public relations…
June 20, 2008
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Working Conditions in China Draw Scrutiny

The state of working conditions has long drawn ire from Western countries, but change is in the works. 中国工厂的工作环境一直以来都是西方国家指责中国的一个焦点。在奥运前夕,中国政府将采取一些列措施 改善中国工厂的工作环境。 Though much of the world's attention has been directed towards…
March 7, 2008
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Another Day in Paradise

Tourism is booming in Yunnan as marketers sell the idea of Shangri-la; some worry the cost to local culture and the environment is too high. 随着香格里拉概念的推广,云南旅游业越来越兴旺。人们开始担心当地文化和环境为此付出的代价。 Globalization and China’s rapid…
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Commentary: Sports and U.S.-China Relations

Anthropologist Gene Cooper discusses how sports has and can continue to serve as a bridge across political boundaries. 从乒乓外交开始至今,体育运动就一直是中美两国政治文化交流上的桥梁. I am an avid sports fan, and follow Trojan football with…
March 7, 2008
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame… In China

America's professional leagues are looking to attract Chinese fans. 美国职业体育联盟想方设法吸引中国球迷。 Snow covers the ground at Peking University while students hurry along trying to keep warm in the winter chill. With…
March 7, 2008
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Clinton, McCain and Obama Take Stances on China

Healthcare, the economy, and Iraq have received large amounts of attention in the presidential campaigns, but what about America's relationship with China? 医疗保险、经济发展和伊拉克战争成为美国大选的热门话题。在今年大选中,中美关系又将如何被解读? Though the American media is full of…
March 7, 2008
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Making a Name for Themselves

Chinese firms work to build global brands. 中国企业正在全力打造世界品牌。 In the midst of the Cultural Revolution a generation ago, a love of Western piano music might have made one a target…
March 7, 2008
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The Year of the Rat opens in Los Angeles

Chinatown's New Year's celebration is 109 years old and going strong. 洛杉矶中国城迎来了第109个中国年, 欢庆活动比往年更具规模。 Born in Chinatown and raised in Pasadena, Jason Michael Jin remembers celebrating the Chinese New Year in…
March 7, 2008