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...international athletic event in China. The world community should pressure China to end its occupation of Tibet. As an Indian American, I'd like India to stop treating China as a brother and the U.S. to stop the hypocrisy of doing business with China while maintaining its embargo against Cuba. Vishwanath Ayengar, WAPPINGERS FALLS...
Almost two years after Raśl Castro took over for his ailing brother Fidel, Cuba is launching a host of economic reforms. First came the right of ordinary Cubans to own cell phones, then to buy foreign electronics, rent cars and stay in tourist hotels. Now some private farmers can till their own land. A few questions about what it all means...
...Quite Cuba Libre...
...CUBA ANY FREER? Not politically. In fact, critical blogs like Generación Y say the government has slowed their sites down in recent weeks to cut off visitors...
WILL THERE BE MORE REFORMS AHEAD? Probably, but mostly economic ones. These moves seem to emulate the Chinese model: Give people more access to hard currency and free markets while keeping a lock on political dissent. But Raśl has encouraged public debate on Cuba's system, and his recent agreement to allow in U.N. rights inspectors could prompt more...