H1N1 in Xinjiang: Suspected and Confirmed – General

www.farwestchina.com — Regular Hao Hao Reporters already know Josh's blog is one of the best China blogs out there. If you've only suspected this, now it's confirmed. Josh is in Xinjiang, teaching English through a school-mandated mask and letting us know what's up in the NW.

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