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www.nytimes.com — The latest in a slow trickle of reports describing child abduction and trafficking in China swept through the tight communities of families -- many of them in the New York area -- who have adopted children from China. For some, it raised a nightmarish question: What if my child had been taken forcibly from her parents?

www.ministryoftofu.com — During Chinese New Year, the most often heard question for Chinese young people: “Are you dating someone now?” The most often heard New Year’s wish: “Wish you could bring a date home next Chinese New Year.” The most often heard news from relatives: “Look, *** has a date now.” Families’ marriage-forcing (bi hun, 逼婚) is a real headache for young Chinese.

www.npr.org — China's Little Emperors: Author Liu Yi summed up their pain and pleasure: "We are the unfortunate ones, because we are only children. Fate destined us with less happiness than children from other generations. We are also the lucky ones -- with attention from so many adults, we skip over childish ignorance and grow up.

chinadilemma.com — Most Chinese are good drinkers but how to make them drunk requiring some techniques.

www.npr.org — It is 5:50 in the morning, and dark shadows scurry through narrow alleys to the mosque, as the call to prayer echoes from a minaret in Kaifeng. This city in central China's Henan province has an Islamic enclave, where Muslims have lived for more than 1,000 years. In an alleyway called Wangjia hutong, women go to their own mosque, where Yao Baoxia leads prayers.