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Adam Minter How China Profits From Our Junk
In this excerpt from the forthcoming Junkyard Planet, author Adam Minter explores China's central role in the world's vast global recycling trade.
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Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian's Legacy for Religious Freedom in China
What the passing of a revered bishop might mean for the country's millions of Catholics.
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The Chinese Town That Turns Your Old Christmas Tree Lights Into Slippers
Every year, 20 million pounds of the discarded holiday lights make their way to Shijiao
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Ai Weiwei
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Being Jewish in China: Scenes From a Shanghai Bat Mitzvah
Years ago, Jews came simply to survive; now, says a local rabbi, they come to prosper
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China Rules the World at Expo 2010
From the diminutive Hong Kong exhibit to the "Axis of Evil" cluster, a photo tour of the most interesting -- and symbolic -- pavilions.
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Obama-mania Sweeps China
The Chinese are preparing to greet Obama like a rock star, even as they outspokenly critique his policies.
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Eclipse at Sheshan Hill
Our correspondent reports from a hilltop observatory in Shanghai, where locals flocked to witness the eclipse of the century.
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The Pavilion Wars
The upcoming World's Fair should offer the chance to build a showpiece U.S. pavilion. But thanks to behind-the-scenes maneuverings and State Department incompetence, we may end up with a Chinese-funded pavilion—or no pavilion at all
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Re-Re-Recount
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Minnesota Re-Re-Recount
A new twist in the Norm Coleman-Al Franken Senate race recount trial throws Franken's victory into question, and promises to extend the already seemingly endless court battle indefinitely
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Scrapped
For the last decade or so, scrap metal has been the largest volume export from the United States to China. But with the economy in a tailspin, unclaimed scrap metal is starting to pile up at China's ports
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Where America Recyles
A look at some of China's major metal processing plants.
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Of Beer, Algae, and Sailing
Our correspondent reports from the Olympic sailing competition in Qingdao.
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All Bets Are Off
A population of gambling enthusiasts plays bemused host to a series of equestrian events unrelated to racing or betting
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The Olympics' Second City
Our correspondent attends the first Olympic soccer game at Shanghai stadium and explains why Shanghai is only grudgingly playing co-host for this year's Olympics
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Keeping Faith
Jin Luxian’s 50-year struggle to keep Catholicism alive in China, balance Rome and Beijing, and build a Church for “100 million Catholics”
