November street scenes, Beijing

By James Fallows
What a strong northwest wind can do (two days ago):

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Some of the people who have loaned the US more than a trillion dollars:

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This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2008/11/november-street-scenes-beijing/9115/