China downplays expectations for Vancouver Games
After dominating the Summer Olympics in Beijing two years ago, China downplayed expectations Thursday for a similarly strong performance at the upcoming Winter Games in Vancouver.
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Bulls in a China Shop: The East-West Divide
Samuel Huntington’s clash of civilizations has been a classic Davos theme for high-brow dinner debates on the future of the world. But if in the past the slogan has evoked images of the tumbling towers of the World Trade Center and bombs on Iraqi roadsides, this year the focus was on China.
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China downplays expectations for Vancouver Games
After dominating the Summer Olympics in Beijing two years ago, China downplayed expectations Thursday for a similarly strong performance at the upcoming Winter Games in Vancouver. Winter sports have been slower to catch on in China, though Chinese women were expected to have strong showings in freestyle skiing, snowboarding halfpipe, speedskating and curling.
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Imitation Google, YouTube sites emerge in China
Imitation Web sites of both Google and YouTube have emerged in China as the country faces off against the real Google over its local operations.
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