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How small can a country of 1.3 billion people feel? How many coincidences occur every…
February 26, 2013
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I have a feeling, at least among Americans, I might not be the only one…
December 18, 2012
Real World Chinese Exams现实世界中的中文考试
Today I took one of the biggest Chinese exams of my life. This wouldn’t be…