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The second part of the multi-part series, “China after the Olympics.” [Read Part 1] China’s development has captivated the entire Western world, and for good reason. China has forged a development plan that has nurtured staggering levels of growth and lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty since the onset of reforms [...]

Beijing, China (August 10,2008) — A series of bomb attacks has rocked the Northwestern Chinese province of Xinjiang. News reports from China’s state-run Xinhua service indicated that 8 people were killed in the most recent attack on Sunday, August 10. The early morning assault involved an attack against police and government buildings using [...]

China Travel Wire brings to you a series of articles titled “China After the Olympics,” discussing the future of China in areas of politics, economy, and society after the Olympic Games. This is the first part in a larger series of postings… There’s been quite a stir over the past couple of years over the emerging [...]

The Chinese government faces a paradox on the eve of the commencement of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing: it needs to project a friendly image of openness to Western visitors and journalists, while maintaining tight security in one of the most challenging environments faced by any government. The Olympics is one of the [...]

The Chinese government has vowed the Olympic Games will take place under blue skies, not the murky “sauna” haze that has shrouded the city recently, but even on apparently clear days pollution levels may not be safe for athletes. Officials lavished 120 billion yuan ($17.6 billion) on cleaning up the capital with factories dozens of miles [...]

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