Book review:

"Chinese claims that they were responsible for hundreds of mankind's most familiar inventions -- including explosives, printing, the compass, hydraulics, ceramics, suspension bridges and even toilet paper -- were long viewed with skepticism by Westerners who were smugly certain that these ancient people were incapable of such advanced innovations.

When they arrived into the Guangzhou station from the HK Train, they were told that their visa would have to be canceled and they would be on their last 30 day stay and they would have to go back home to get an extension or a new visa!

Two hundred residents of the Xinxin Garden community in Urumqi, Xinjiang, found this noticed taped to their doors ten days ago: NOTICE Buildings 3 and 4 belong to us. The brutes currently living in them are requested to move out within 7 days. Otherwise, your entire family will be killed.....!!! A developer dispute apparently lies behind the threat.

Nick Young shares the story of how his non-profit newsletter, China Development Brief, permanently ended his ability to enter China - after 12 years of living here and showing great respect and well-rounded attitude towards the country. Obviously it was time to kick him out.

Expatriates surrendering their citizenship will have to act as if they have sold all their worldwide assets at a fair market price. If the unrealized gains on these assets exceed $600,000, capital-gains tax will apply. Along with citizens of North Korea and a few other countries, Americans are taxed based on their citizenship, rather than domicile.