Thursday, 9 August 2007

Chinese Aussie stands up against Olympics


Today's NYT carries a story that I've not noticed in our local media about an Australian/Chinese lady in Beijing refusing to leave her family's business so it can be demolished for the Marathon route next year. Read more here http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/world/asia/09china.html?ex=1187323200&en=829c67969932453b&ei=5070&emc=eta1

1 comment:

Dee G said...

Hi Owen (although I feel a little compelled to call you Mr. Langdale),

I stumbled across your blog while googling "Gabbinbar". I was your student once (in about 1973), and thought I'd say hi. Glad you're still powering on.

All the best,

Drew Gillies