Strange are the ways of politics. Even novices learn the tricks of the trade as soon as they assume office. They may not fathom the essence of the body politic, but they master, or are taught to master, the dirty art of realpolitik, geostrategy and all things that make international relations the mess they are today.
They are dying almost every day, and Ed Gor is trying to find them before they do.
Next month, Elsie Seetoo, one of the estimated 20,000 Chinese-Americans who served in the US Army during World War II, will turn 99. And despite her age, some events from more than 70 years ago remain fresh in her memory.
In spring, Li Mingtong, a university student in Changchun, Jilin province paid 500 yuan ($75) to have a pomegranate tree organically cultivated.
Things are peaceful at night in Fanpai village. The only sounds are the babbling of water in the stream and the occasional bark of a dog. There are no streetlamps, so only moonlight and the ambient glow from a few homes illuminate the settlement in Taijiang county, Guizhou province.
My interest in traditional culture means I am always looking for places with well-preserved traditions and unaffected rural people.
A retired Anhui official's recycling efforts have helped to keep hundreds of poor children from dropping out of school.
Xiamen couldn't be a better place to live and work, according to Hubei province native Fu Qiang, who settled in the coastal city in Fujian province 11 years ago.
Xiamen, a port city in Fujian province, has recruited thousands of professionals from locations around the country, including more than 3,000 from Taiwan.
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