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Earlier, the South China Morning Post accidentally put the Chinese name for Hu Jia, human rights activist (currently under arrest and recently denied medical leave), in a story about Hu Jintao. ESWN garnered reactions from the press. [ESWN]
We've mentioned tongqi - the wives of gay men - and their troubles before. But, not that anyone needed reminding, life isn't easy for the other half either. Here's a good piece on why gays decide to marry, even when they're absolutely sure of their sexual orientation [Christian Science Monitor]
"All across Africa, new tracks are being laid, highways built,ports deepened, commercial contracts signed—all on an unprecedented scale, and led by China, whose appetite for commodities seems insatiable. Do China’s grand designs promise the transformation,at last, of a star-crossed continent? Or merely its exploitation?" [The Atlantic]

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Extra! Extra! Hu's confused, convenience marriages, and AFRICA!