Jottings from the Granite Studio

A Qing historian reads the newspaper…

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Today’s “Doonesbury” hits a little close to home…

May 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments

From the desk of Gary Trudeau:
Ah, how conversations on human rights have changed under the present administration….reminds me of how too many recent discussions here in the ‘Jing have gone:

Sad, but true.

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Tags: Beijing Journal · Chinese politics

Dust in the wind…

May 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I like sleeping with the windows open. Summer. Winter. Whatever. I guess I am a bit of a fresh air freak. Which begs the obvious question: Why oh why do I live in the perpetual haze and permanent dust storm that is the Chinese capital?
Last night was windy and this morning [...]

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Tags: 2008 Olympics · Beijing Journal