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China: Another Traffic Jam on the Jingzang Highway
New York Times - Sep 4, 2010
Yet another gargantuan traffic jam has gripped the freeway that links Inner Mongolia's coal fields to metropolitan Beijing, ... 'Beijing should respect our sensitivities'
The Hindu - Sep 3, 2010
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday expressed concern over the Chinese Foreign Ministry's recent description of the region of Jammu and Kashmir ... David Rudisha, star of 2012 Olympics?
The Associated Press - Sep 3, 2010
PARIS — The track at the Beijing Olympics belonged to Usain Bolt. At the London Games in 2012, he may have to share the glory with David Rudisha. ...

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Beijing books

Frommer's China

by: Simon Foster, Jen Lin-Liu, Sherisse Pham, Sharon Owyang, Beth Reiber, Lee Wing-sze, Christoper D. Winnan
We are using this book to prepare for our trip to China in the fall. I checked out several China guidebooks from the library for a trial read, and this one seems to be the most complete and helpful. For example, it was the only one that had a good discussion of the pros and cons of using a tour company, and that recommended a list of companies, which have some expertise in working around the corrupt Chinese infrastructure. For trip planning purposes, I am also get a lot of value out of the Frommer's "star" ratings.
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Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing: The Ultimate Guide for People Who Love to Shop

by: Suzy Gershman
This is an informative and helpful book for people who like to find the best gifts in Hong Kong, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, and Beijing.
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Beijing

by: Daisy Harper, Damian Harper
The standard tourist destinations are well described. The hutong hotel I stayed in was good and I found it through this guide. There isn't much off the beaten track advice.

What is really bad in this book is the restaurant and bar advice. It is a typical white man's view of eating in restaurants. Several Western restaurants listed. That could be forgiven because some people don't like Chinese food. But the Choice of Chinese restaurants is just awful. None of the great places with regional food found in modern shopping centres are described.
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Beijing Encounter

by: David Eimer
Compared to the other travel guides (I have them all - Frommer's, Time Out, Fodors, HoodHot), this one has good maps, conveniently located in the back of the book (you'll need em! and quick! to try and figure out how to tell the driver where you want to go) and a great index where you can look up venues that you wanted to go to etc. Great for finding good places to go in Beijing, and better when I used it with my iPhone (downloaded the HoodHot Beijing Taxi Guide app from the app store, which translates English venue names to Chinese and gives Chinese addresses), so I didn't have to bring the clunky book around!
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