Today's Links: Kaifeng Jews, legless dissidents and stranded tourists

• 1,000 Jews cannot be wrong [YNetNews]
  "Descendants of centuries-old Jewish community in China's Kaifeng rediscover Jewish heritage after near complete assimilation in local community"
• I have nothing more to lose [Electric New Paper]
  " THIS legless dissident did his bit during the Olympics by doing nothing. Mr Fang Zheng, 42, stayed clear of any trouble in Beijing just as the Chinese government hoped he would. Now, he's waiting to see if they will fulfil their promise of giving him a job."
• 300 Chinese tourists stranded in Phuket [China Daily]
  "More than 300 Chinese tourists have been stranded in Phuket since Friday because anti-government protesters have forced the suspension of services at the Thai island's airport."
• Shanghai's World Financial Center may prove to be a white elephant [The Daily Telegraph]
  "China's tallest skyscraper, the half-kilometre-high World Financial Center (WFC) in Shanghai, has opened its doors, just as the country's property bubble shows every sign of being on the verge of collapse."
• China planning 'world's fastest train' from Beijing to Shanghai [The Daily Telegraph]
  "New technology will enable trains to travel at 380 km or 236 miles an hour, 30 km per hour (18mph) more than the current generation of bullet trains, according to the ministry's deputy chief engineer."
• 8,000 soldiers deployed for China quake rescue [ABC News]
  "China has deployed more than 8,000 soldiers and military reservists to help search and rescue efforts in the south-west after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 killed 38 people."

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