文摘：杭州湾大桥正式通车

新华网杭州５月１日电（新华社“新华视点”记者李亚彪、方益波）“一桥飞架南北，天堑变通途”——“五一”国际劳动节，６０００名劳动者的智慧和汗水有了收获，横跨杭州湾、连接浙江省嘉兴与宁波的世界最长跨海大桥试运营通车。
 
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文摘：Darfur, the Chinese burden?

April 1, 2008 by Brendan O’Neill from Guardian

Attacks on China’s role in Africa are driven by a desire to preserve the continent as a playground for western do-gooders
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On “Angry China” from Economist

 Related articles in Chinese: 中文提纲－On “Angry China” from Economist, 网友力作：解构英国经济学人文章－愤怒的中国

Reading the May 1st article “Angry China” from Economist, I finally realized what it means when people talk about the world is moving on, but the west is being left behind at their own choosing.  One does not need to dig hard to find what the west always [...]

Hawaiian sovereignty seekers take over palace in Honolulu

By MARK NIESSE, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 43 minutes ago.  From Yahoo News
 
HONOLULU - A Native Hawaiian group that advocates sovereignty briefly occupied the grounds of a historic palace in downtown Honolulu on Wednesday, saying it would carry out the business of what it considers the legitimate government of the islands.
 
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文摘：世界粮荒恰恰凸现中国“大跃进”五十年来的变化

德国之声，经济纵横 | 2008.04.30 摘自世界军事论坛
 
最近，世界爆发了粮食危机。一开始，世界各地的人们自然想到了“中国因素”，就象牛奶、原料等问题发生的时候那样。渐渐的，人们发现并非是这么回事。巧合的是，今年正好是中国大跃进50周年。1958年的大跃进后，中国进入三年自然灾害时期。今天，就粮食而言，中国与50年前有什么不同呢？德国之声记者结合各方面信息分析如下，并提出与农业相关的“另类四化”问题。
 
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