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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Beijing clears US warship to visit HK, but ties still tense
SCMP.com – Beijing clears US warship to visit HK, but ties still tense via SCMP.com – Beijing clears US warship to visit HK, but ties still tense.
Posted in China, Hong Kong, Maritime & Navy, News and Opinion
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Quote of the day 39
‘Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof.’ – Ashley Montague
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Rio Tinto
The latest in the Rio Tinto affair. We don’t know how much they have been tortured, or how their families have been put under pressure, but there’s finally some movement in the case of the 4 Rio Tinto employees, which … Continue reading
Posted in China, Chinese Fascism, News and Opinion
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Quote of the day 38
‘As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way!’ – Anonymous Irish blessing
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SBYC in the news
Shanghai-based architect and boater Dirk Weiblen traveled to Dubai this month to sail the Puma Moth World Championships. No one in China ever competed at that level before, Shanghai Boat and Yacht Club member Helen Ruud said. more…
Posted in News and Opinion, Sailing and Cruising
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Quote of the day 37
‘The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.’ – Robert Louis Stevenson
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