(3) John M. Glionna and Lily Kuo, In China's Tiananmen Square, patriotism
snaps in the wind; The daily flag-handling ceremony in the vast space is a
stirring moment for Chinese tourists -- and a sometimes weird, unsettling
one for foreigners. Los Angeles Times, Jan. 16, 2010.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-china-redflag16-2010jan16,0,3843720.story
Quote:
"Fezia Tyebawly and friend Adnan Asgerali, tourists from Singapore, aren't
sure what to make of the nationalistic show in a square many foreigners
associate with the government's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy
activists.
"They wince at being photographed by two men in dark jackets who they're
convinced are state security guards. They see a Chinese woman mysteriously
stuffed into a patrol car and driven away after she raises her voice to
shout some muffled objection.
"'That was so weird,' Tyebawly whispers. 'I thought, "Should we even be here
?"'
My comment: There is no need to read the rest.
(4) Steven Mufson, In China, fear of a real estate bubble. Washington Post,
Jan. 11, 2010.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/10/AR2010011002767.html?sub=AR