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Megan Shank is an editor, writer and translator living in Shanghai, China.

Archive for August, 2006

Battle of the Bands

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

FOR CITY WEEKEND’S FIRST REDESIGNED EDITION
note: The battle actually never took place due to government boondoggle.
When Lyra, Kimi, Hubert and Little Chicken of the pop-punk band Pink 7 roar to a stop at the corner of Shanghai’s Xizang Lu and Menggu Lu on their turbo-powered purple motorbikes, the snoozing vegetable sellers, smoking workmen and [...]

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A Different Sky

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

TRANSLATION FOR NEWSWEEK SELECT
The CAAC and EACCA merger might put the chaotic Chinese air cargo market on track.
By Xi Yue (Beijing)
“It’s not alright to not merge. Merging, despite the possibility of producing many potential problems, will more likely create new opportunities,” says air transportation department head of China Civil Aviation University, Cao Yunchen, commenting on [...]

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