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Washington-Beijing Direct Flights
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:54:41 +0800 | Letters from China
Capital To CapitalUnited Airlines won the right to operate the first direct flight between Washington and Beijing (AP via Washington Post). The Washington Times had an rather amusing commentary:European and Asian capitals already enjoy direct access to Beijing and the...
McDonald's opens drive-thru in Beijing (AP)
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:25:19 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - McDonald's Corp. opened its first drive-thru in Beijing on Friday, launching a partnership with a major Chinese oil company to set up dozens of drive-thrus to exploit the country's growing taste for both cars and Western fast food.
Warsaw-Beijing Direct Flights Restarted
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:07:04 +0800 | Letters from China
Polish flag carrier LOT will restart flights to Beijing after an eight-year hiatus, Radio Polonia reported. Links:LOT (Polish airlines)List of Chinese airlines...
Vatican urges dialogue with Beijing aimed at ties (Reuters)
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:30:35 GMT | Yahoo! News
Reuters - The Vatican said on Saturday it wanted a constructive dialogue with Beijing's communist government to overcome past "misunderstandings" and aimed at reaching full diplomatic relations with China.
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:34:42 +0800 | Letters from China
Travelling from London to Beijing by train is humanly possible, according to BBC correspondent James Reynolds and London Times writer Rachael Glazier. Messrs Reynolds and Glazier have reminded me why I become complacent about being an armchair traveller. Courageous souls...
Less than Nobel Actions: Beijing Attacks the Peace Prize
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:56:00 GMT | blog-city.com - Angry Chinese Blogger
In a controversial move that is not likely to win Beijing any sympathy in the international community, Beijing has launched a furious statement attacking both a noted Nobel Peace Prize nominee and the system used to select her.
Banned Book Published in Beijing Party Newspaper
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:00:07 +0800 | Letters from China
Thin end of the wedge! These days people can not only buy banned books in Beijing bookshops, but read them in the newspaper controlled by Beijing party committee! Retired People's Daily journalist Yuan Ying wrote The Other Stories of History:...
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