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...used to be the embodiment of China's racial harmony. Each day, the Muslim call to prayer from Nanren village, populated with the Hui descendants of Silk Road traders, mixed in with the calls to commerce from the vegetable market in the neighboring Weitang village, inhabited by China's Han majority. As testament to its ethnic tolerance, Nanbei Street is lined with fresh-meat stands catering equally to the dietary preferences of the Han and the Hui. Last week, though, after a traffic dispute between villagers from Nanren and Weitang spiraled out of control, Nanbei Street's daily butchering turned...
...China's worst ethnic strife in years. "In all my life and that of my ancestors, we've never experienced anything like this," says a Muslim surnamed Hai, who along with other villagers discovered a decapitated Hui corpse on Monday. "Our villages will never be the same," agrees a Han farmer surnamed Geng, who says two of his fellow Weitang residents were thrown alive into a fiery brick kiln by Hui marauders. "Now we will always live in fear...
...integration and strained Franco-U.S. relations, Gaymard stresses, the U.S. remains "our biggest market, our first market"; U.S. investment rose 12% in 2003. Besides managing her career and her family life--with eight children and a husband, Agriculture Minister Hervé Gaymard--she recently published a novel. --By William Han...
...quest for cool hooked Zhang Han early. An art student in a loose Donald Duck T shirt and Carhartt work pants, Zhang, 20, has gone from occasional basketball player to All-Star consumer. He pries open his bedroom closet to reveal 19 pairs of Air Jordans, a full line of Dunks and signature shoes of NBA stars like Vince Carter--more than 60 pairs costing $6,000. Zhang began gathering Nikes in the 1990s after a cousin sent some from Japan; his businessman father bankrolls his acquisitions. "Most Chinese can't afford this stuff," Zhang says, "but I know people...
...Han say they hope Asian American X will spark dialogue about the issues it raises. They are currently involved in a nationwide promotional tour, and the Harvard Asian American Association is hosting a discussion about the book with John and two essayists today from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Adams Lower Common Room...