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Loretta Chao, Two New Videos, Two Radically Different Chinas. China Real Time, Jan 24, 2011.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/01/24/two-new-videos-two-radically-different-images-of-china/
("the other is a short, intensely violent satirical animation about a little boy who dreams of revolution against a corrupt, abusive government. * * * In it, a boy dreams about white rabbits, representing regular Chinese citizens, living under the tyrannical rule of tigers who do nothing as the rabbits’ children are poisoned with tainted milk, who tear down their homes, who beat them, and who run them over with speeding cars")

(2) Chuin-Wei Yap, Rare Earth Quotas: Big Bark, Less Bite. China Real Time, Jan 19, 2011.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/01/19/rare-earth-quotas-big-bark-less-bite/
("new statistics from the China Customs Statistics Information Center Wednesday revealed that China’s 2010 rare earth exports totaled just $939.72 million. * * * What’s also compelling–though no doubt subject to skepticism–is that the country’s actual rare earth exports last year only declined 9.3%")

(3) Cathy Yan, Road-Building Rage To Leave U.S. In Dust. China Real Time, Jan 18, 2011.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/01/18/road-building-rage-to-leave-us-in-dust/

Quote:

"Expressways in China now total 74,000 kilometers, or 46,000 miles, the ministry [of Transportation] says–just a thousand miles short of the U.S. interstate system

"The speed of China’s buildup is also impressive, especially in recent years. It has built the majority of its expressways in the past decade and built 33,000 kilometers in the past five years. The U.S. Interstate system, in contrast, was built over more than three decades, starting from 1958 and lasting until 1991.

Note: The report also said China's highways were congested.

(4) Robert Frank, Chinese Buyer Pays $200,000 for a Pigeon. China Real Time, Jan 14, 2011.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/01/14/chinese-buyer-pays-200000-for-a-pigeon/

Quote:

"A rich Chinese buyer paid $200,000 for a racing pigeon at a Belgium auction yesterday, setting a new world record.

"For the uninitiated, pigeon racing has a long and storied history in Western Europe. The sport dates back to the Romans
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