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IP Special

The times, they are a-changing

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It was the opportunity to trailblaze that lured American Brian Linden to China in 1984. That was why he jumped at the chance to come to the country as a Beijing Language Institute student, he says, as most restrictions on foreigners' movements in the country had just been lifted. "We truly were among the first foreigners who could break away from the major cities and explore China's hinterlands," the 48-year-old says. And, he says, he reveled in interactions with the local people.

In the beginning...

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Byline | Manli Ho & John B. Wood

It isn't as easy as it used to be

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Expert's take | Larry Wang

Making 'Happy Guangdong'

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'Province needs balance between rate and manner of development'

'Red cards' for polluting firms

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GUANGZHOU - The Guangdong environmental protection department is likely to soon show red cards to 34 enterprises and yellow cards to another 46 after they failed to meet standards set in the watchdog's environmental rating system.

Quality of life a rising priority

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GUANGZHOU - The provincial government plans to make generous funding available over the next five years for projects that improve people's quality of life.

High Party official: Books can help define happiness

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GUANGZHOU - What are officials in Guangdong reading these days?

All in the Games

[2011-06-01 08:30]

If you ask any Chinese person what their nation's proudest sporting achievement has been over the past 30 years, Olympic success will be the most likely answer. Ever since Chinese athletes marched into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Games to make their Olympic debut, China has been going all out in an effort to reach new milestones on the world's premier sporting stage. China's passion for glory and improvement reflects the official Olympic motto: Swifter, Higher and Stronger. Never has a society attached so much ambition, desire and identity to the Olympics as the Chinese, commented NBC anchor Jim Lampley in the lead-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Although China's first world title dates back to 1961, when table tennis player Rong Guotuan won the men's singles event at the World Championships, it is the Olympic Games that best showcase the nation's international sporting success.