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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Communists 'saved' Singapore from corruption

Source: Global Times Published: June 09, 2011 16:41

Authoritarianism leads to tyranny, and tyranny causes revolution, according to traditional Western political theory. But the link breaks in Singapore.

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Rigid sports system can't make for love of the game

Source: Global Times Published: June 08, 2011 20:07

With all its recent success, China's athlete assembly line will likely churn out medal winners for years to come. Unfortunately, it might even tempt other countries to adopt similar methods and continue to take top athletic events away from those who compete for love of their sport.

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New hopes as AIDS enters its fourth decade

Source: Global Times Published: June 08, 2011 18:21

When it came out last month, it was readily described as a "success" by major media, and represented a welcome shot in the arm in the fight against an epidemic that turned 30 years old on Sunday.

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New Silk Road could revitalize war-torn Afghanistan

Source: Global Times Published: June 07, 2011 16:32

A recent Wall Street Journal report claims that Pakistan has urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai to turn to China as a reliable ally to lead Afghanistan and Pakistan out of their messy situations.

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Time for US to end clownish Cuban embargo

Source: Global Times Published: June 02, 2011 17:38

Friends have been sending me tips about how to get around the US ban on most trips to the island nation of Cuba. The exaggerated descriptions and the defiant jokes make it sound as though we are plotting scenes for a war movie.

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Old stories of Tibet from veteran American journalists

Source: Global Times Published: May 30, 2011 20:49

Tibet was never a perfect kingdom, nor was it a pure Shangri-La as depicted in Western media, novels and movies. To know a more complete picture of Tibet, we should also listen to the Toppings.

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Slamming 'the West' makes for unfair rhetoric

Source: Global Times Published: May 25, 2011 18:46

Western nations have enormous differences that shouldn't be downplayed, and they have conflicts with each other as often as they do with China.

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Truth will out, especially in sex and politics

Source: Global Times Published: May 23, 2011 18:26

Governor Eliot Spitzer had stepped down from office. It wasn't a complete surprise.

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Daughter's success prompts past reflections

Source: Global Times Published: May 23, 2011 18:03

Most Chinese are hard working but humorless,You must learn to be light-hearted and witty to survive life, no matter how difficult it is.

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Living happily ever after depends more on balance than cash

Source: Global Times Published: May 19, 2011 21:36

You may have cried a little when Prince William and Kate Middleton got married, but you may not be innocent enough to believe they will live happily ever after. Flowers can wither and relationships can sour. The world doesn't have much room for fairy tales.

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