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Mao Zedong is an interesting ‘dark horse’ for lighting the Olympic flame. This could be China’s chance to stun the world with its advances in cryogenic technology.

It's no secret to anyone who's been approached by a sketchy Uyghur on the streets of Beijing or Shanghai that Xinjiang is to hashish what Yunnan is to... well, every other illegal controlled substance. Thus it came to be last summer that Marvin Moses — intrepid reporter for High Times magazine — traveled to my fair but remote region of China to track down the holy grail of ganja: the original mother plant from which all later strains of cannabis are descendants.

Dalian has China's only Guide Dog Training Centre. It has a turnover of 20 dogs per year. China has an estimated 12 million people with visual impairments. It is not possible to register a dog over 35 cm in height in most cities. The Olympic law allowing Guide Dogs in public places is about to expire and there is no clear replacement. Is it me or do things need to change?

Fans of really gay pop music nation-wide were sorely disappointed to hear that Dion is cancelling her Beijing show having been advised not to sing in "likely sandy weather."

Beijing expat Jeremiah runs through a few of the things he loves about Beijing. A good list that reminds us that despite what the microscope wielders are reporting about air quality and traffic - the city is still pretty damn cool.

James Bond manqué gets his secret information sucked away by a Chinese honeyspy. 1-0 to China in the Great Game!

The Opposite End of China has a great rundown of a recent "secret mission" to rid Xinjiang (and China at large) of upwards of 100 foreign missionaries.

And who says the government's not doing good things!

Just like the Big Mac's 'secret sauce' sometimes it's best to just bite, not think. Still, after reading this I'm going to switch to jianbings for my Beijing breakfasts.

If the air doesn't clear up soon for the Games, more restrictions will come to Beijing.