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Escaping Conformity in the US and China

In this latest installment of “Dispatches …” we look at conformity in the US and China, and how living abroad can give you the tools to deal with society’s demands at home

Why I Can't Leave Chengdu

Why I Can’t Leave Chengdu

Now that the Chengdu compound is finished, it’s time to set sights on an even greater prize: compounds across the world!

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China and US Play Vital Roles in Egypt’s Uprising

Egypt’s revolution united the people behind a single banner: Change. But the factors that brought all those people together were almost all foreign — not the media and not spies per se — but exploitative American politics and headlong Chinese development.

Google Prepared to Leave China

After spending untold billions earning its significant search market share, Google has had enough and is preparing to pull out of the largest Internet market in the world.