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Chen Guidi (陳桂棣; November 1942-) is a Chinese writer from Huaiyuan county, Anhui. The book A Survey of the Chinese Peasants (中国农民调查 / 中國農民調查 Zhōngguó Nóngmín Diàochá) which he co-wrote with his wife Wu Chuntao (1963-) was published in January 2004 but banned by the Communist Party in March of that year. It nevertheless won the 2004 Lettre Ulysses Award. It has been retitled and reprinted in English as Will the Boat Sink the Water.

Is Nonviolence Even Possible In America Or At Trump Rallies?

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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Slavery and segregation is inherently violent, and so was the urban race riots and black militants of the 1960’s; the beating of the black man Rodney King by Los Angeles police in 1992, and uprising that followed the acquittal of the police officers who beat King; the attacks on Sept ... And yet, deliberate nonviolent civil disobedience was embodied by one of the greatest activists. Dr....

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British Fighter Jets Intercept 'Aggressive' Russian Aircraft Approaching Baltic States

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British fighter jets were scrambled to intercept three Russian planes that committed an “act of aggression,” the U.K.'s defence secretary said. RAF Typhoons left their base in Estonia to obstruct the planes which were approaching Baltic countries ... Try Newsweek. Subscription offers....

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File - The headquarters of the Bank of England building viewed from Lombard Street, London, England.

Central bankers are considering ‘dropping money from the sky’ to prop up the economy

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A daring new approach to solving the economic slump that has taken hold in Europe is gaining popularity in official circles ... Read more....

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U.S. must beware China's 'Guam killer' missile

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(CNN)Capable of hitting targets 3,400 miles away, China's "Guam killer" missile is raising new fears of a growing Chinese threat to major U.S. military installations and stability in the Pacific Rim. A congressional panel has issued a report warning of the dangers of the missile, during a week in which U.S.-China tensions flared anew with a U.S. Navy destroyer sailing close to a Chinese-claimed island in the South China Sea ... Read More ... ....

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, before attending their direct talks aimed at peace in the Middle East.

Netanyahu Tells Officials 'It's About Time' For Abbas To Accept Peace Talk Offer

Edit WorldNews.com 12 May 2016

Declaring, “It’s about time,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged heads of diplomatic missions and religious communities on Thursday to encourage Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to accept his offer to talk peace, The Jerusalem Post reported.Netanyahu said he is willing to sit down with Abbas in Jerusalem, Ramallah or anywhere else he might be willing to meet....

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China Convicts Prominent Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang of Speech Violations While Nominated for Columbia 2016 Global ...

Edit Huffington Post 23 Dec 2015

A court in Beijing convicted Pu Zhiqiang, one of China's foremost human rights lawyers, of crimes early on December 22, 2015 because of comments he posted online ... Among his most famous clients is the artist Ai Weiwei. Pu served as defense attorney in 2004 to Chen Guidi and Wu Chuntao, authors of a book, An Investigation of Chinese Peasants, about cases of excessive taxation by local Communist Party officials ... (Full disclosure ... Dr ... ....