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The truth about China that LeBron and the NBA don’t understand (or don’t want to understand)

In 2017, I literally went around the world in 80 days as part of a series I was writing on how the world stacked up against America. Like Phileas Fogg, minus the hot air balloon, I visited every continent but Antarctica. I explored the Amazon rainforest with a naturalist in Read more…

By larry, 6 years5 years ago

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Around The World In 80 Days, Day 25: One Country, Two Systems?

Hong Kong. The name is derived from Cantonese meaning “fragrant harbor.” Perhaps Hong Kong smelled like potpourri when, in 1841, the English first amputated this city of more than 230 islands from China’s Manchu Dynasty. But not now. The fragrance is that of a locker room full of big sweaty Read more…

By larry, 6 years6 years ago