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When I moved to Beijing in 2005 to write, I was accustomed to hearing the story of China's transformation told in vast, sweeping strokes - involving one fifth of humanity and great pivots of politics and economics.

~Evan Osnos

Topics: Accustomed Beijing China Economics Fifth Great Hearing Humanity Involving Moved Politics Story Strokes Sweeping Transformation Vast Write

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Fact-checking can wreak havoc on Chinese political mythology.

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Topics: Chinese Havoc Mythology Political

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Lei Feng is reported to have died in a freak accident in 1962 - struck by a falling telephone pole.

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Topics: Accident Died Falling Freak Pole Reported Struck Telephone

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The fastest way to get around the southern Chinese city of Foshan is on the back of a motorcycle-for-hire.

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Topics: Around Back Chinese City Fastest Get Southern Way

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By the Nineties, so many people were moonlighting and creating their own professional identities that China generated a brisk new business in the printing of business cards.

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Topics: Business Cards China Creating Identities Many New New Business Nineties Own People Printing Professional So Many People Were

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Walking, it turns out, is a sublime way to get to know people in China. They're used to meeting strangers on the road. Many here understand what it feels like to walk a long way.

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Topics: China Feels Get Here Know Like Long Long Way Many Meeting Out People Road Strangers Sublime Turns Understand Used Walk Walking Way

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Valuing the road over the goal was a Taoist goal in itself.

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Topics: Goal Itself Over Road

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For all that we can see from the road in China, there is a lot that we cannot see. We miss what's behind the trees, the cover-ups, the darker side of things - the ingredients that so often drive a reporting trip.

~Evan Osnos

Topics: Behind Cannot China Darker Drive Ingredients Lot Miss Often Reporting Road See Side Things Trees Trip We Cannot

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China's Communist Party is wary of independent-minded movements.

~Evan Osnos

Topics: China Communist Communist Party Movements Party Wary

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Christianity is permitted under China's constitution, and the government has long supported a network of official Christian churches.

~Evan Osnos

Topics: China Christian Christianity Churches Constitution Government Long Network Official Permitted Supported

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: December 24th, 1976

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