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www.telegraph.co.uk — Mr Hu called on the 80 million-plus Party members to fight "hostile international powers" and meet the "cultural demands" of the people.

"Hostile international powers are strengthening their efforts to Westernise and divide us," Mr Hu wrote in the latest edition of Communist Party's magazine, Seeking the Truth.

chinahopelive.net — A cross-cultural communication double-whammy: Chinese communication style that's often *mistaken* for deception, and a society where deception is routine.

seeingredinchina.com — It seems that few people manage to escape China without a tale of being conned out of at least a couple dollars. Whether it's buying goods in Beijing's silk market at prices 1000% higher than locals would pay, getting tricked into paying additional "fees" at hotels, or having a cabbie take you the long way back to the train station.

www.chengduliving.com — Last Saturday I attended the Wall Lords graffiti battle in Chengdu, spending the afternoon watching incredible graffiti murals materialize in front of me. For Chengdu’s humble street art scene, this is the stuff of dreams. These are my photos.

hongkonggirltalk.com — The other day I went to the Hung Shing Yeh Beach on Lamma Island and saw this army of fully-clothed Chinese people sitting on the sands, with hats and umbrella covering their face. Normally, people go to the beach for swimming or suntanning. However, they don’t swim nor get sun-tanned, so why on earth do they go to the beach fully-clothed?