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In this morning’s New York Times, there are two Op-Ed pieces about China by two of my favorite columnists that are well worth reading

Sunday New York Times 8/22/08

Thomas Friedman

Melting Pot Meets Great Wall – How the US and China can learn from each other

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/opinion/24friedman.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

Nicholad D. Kristoff

Slipping Over the Great Firewall of China

How the Internet help with China's speech freedom despite censorship  

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/opinion/24kristof.html?th&emc=th