Chinese Patriotism Classes Fuel Protest in Hong Kong This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Thousands of protesters -- including teachers, students, parents and pro-democracy activists -- marched in Hong Kong last Sunday. They were protest...
This week marks the 150th anniversary of the destruction of Beijing's Old Summer Palace, by French and British soldiers in the Second Opium War. Although it remains a minor event in history books in Britain and France, the destruction of the Yuanming...
Most of China began a three-day public holiday Wednesday and more than 50 million Chinese travelers have taken to the roads, to celebrate the country's National Day. Despite several serious crises, earlier in the year, China has many recent reasons...
Obama, pushed to defend himself, says the question of who is, or is not, a patriot all too often poisons our political debates. Transcript of radio broadcast: 04 July 2008 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A new United States citizen waves...