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Aug 10

The Olympics Demonstrate China’s “Soft Power”: on Baloney and Silliness.

Written by: bianxiangbianqiao | Filed under:Analysis | Tags:, , ,
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Watching the NBC broadcast of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing gave me a sleepless night. Something about the ceremony and the games bothered me. I had to think it trough.

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Aug 10

(Letter) Watching the Opening Ceremony with a few thousand Tianjiners

Written by: Joel | Filed under:Letters, video | Tags:, , , , ,
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My wife and I, along with a German, an Aussie, a TCK (third culture kid), and an American watched the Opening Ceremonies on a giant screen in one of Tianjin’s biggest parks. There were thousands of people there, and very few foreigners. We’ve posted pictures, video, and blogged the experience, particularly the crowd’s reactions to different things (Watching the Opening Ceremony with a few thousand Tianjiners!).
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Aug 10

minipost-(Letter) Avoid East – West deadend conversations

Written by: guest | Filed under:-mini-posts, culture | Tags:, ,
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One of the Most common type of East – West deadend conversations 🙂 Avoid it if you want to make friends and influence people. 😉
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