GREG LINCH
SHANGHAI, PRC --- Changes in press freedoms have come slowly as Chinese society evolves through reforms instituted in recent years....
KARINA SMUCLOVISKY
There used to be a time when wearing Louis Vuitton or a Gucci bag served as a status symbol, but today, since the Chinese have taken over the counterfeit goods market, designer goods have lost their exclusiveness....
Four years ago the world was introduced to the courageous Elizabeth Swan, rebellious Will Turner, and the comedic Capt. Jack Sparrow. But now, four years later the trilogy has to come to an end....
GREG LINCH
Or yuan....
TAYLOR MURPHY
TAYLOR MURPHY
SHANGHAI, PRC. --- As the curtain rises at The Shanghai Center Theater, the upbeat music begins, and four men and three women with tight red and gold jumpsuits take the stage. They perform a cheerleading style routine with flips, spins and gravity-defying feats that cause the audience to gasp and clap.
KARINA SMUCLOVISKY
SHANGHAI, PRC--- Chinese porcelain is as antique as the society itself. The laborious craft became more complex as the pieces developed over time in colors and in details....
SHANGHAI, PRC--- A middle-aged man contemplates his next move. Under the shade of a cool, ruffled awning, he picks up his brush and dabs the runny black ink.
As if the world around him ceases to exist for just a moment, the man's hand flows with diligence and meticulousness across the smooth parchment. He has just conferred good fortune and a lifetime of blessings in a depth of words lost to most of the Western world...
TAYLOR MURPHY
SHANGHAI, PRC. --- The
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