Two months since the beginning of the Hong Kong protests, what began as an energetic and widely-backed movement that captured international attention has largely collapsed in the face of continued Chinese refusal to grant any concessions. The protests, named the “Umbrella Revolution” for demonstrators’ use of umbrellas to protect themselves from pepper spray attacks by … Continue reading
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8-Year-Old from China with Lung Cancer; Air Pollution Blamed
On Nov 11, 2013, Xinhua, China’s official news agency, reported that an 8-year-old girl from Jiangsu, a northeastern province of China, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. She is the youngest person in China, possibly the world, to be afflicted with the disease. According to Xinhua’s website, xinhuanet.com, the girl’s disease is being attributed to … Continue reading