A massive wave of Christianity has been sweeping across China in recent years, and the Chinese ruling party, officially atheist, is now struggling to figure out how to control it. In this joint project of Frontline/World and the Chicago Tribune, reporter Evan Osnos investigates how this movement could potentially transform China at an explosive moment [...]

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A fire at an air base arms depot in north-western Russia has reportedly set off several missiles, but caused no deaths or injuries.
Amateur video shows what appear to be at least two rockets zigzagging through a clear afternoon sky around the Lodeynoe Pole base near St Petersburg.
Unofficial sources say that at least 400 air-to-air rockets [...]

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Rick: “Sam, if it’s December 1941 in Casablanca , what time is it in New York ?”
Sam: “Um, my watch stopped.”
Rick: “I bet they’re asleep in New York . I’ll bet they’re asleep all over America .”
You bet America is asleep. The entire western world is asleep. Sitting back now will cost us big time [...]

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This is a YouTube video about the China threat. Bill Gertz gives a 7 minute talk on this issue.
The goal of IQ2 US is to raise the level of public discourse on our most challenging issues. To provide a new forum for intelligent discussion, grounded in facts and informed by reasoned analysis. To transcend the [...]

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In which our heroine Su Fei goes around Beijing, asking Chinese people what their English names are, and why they need them. Who said China is not a creative country? - Starring Su Fei, shot and edited by Luke Mines, with music by Fernando Fidanza
Watch the YouTube video here.
Check out the Sexy Beijing series here.
Sexy [...]

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