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Is western culture taking over China? President Hu Jintao thinks so, according to the New York Times. An excerpt:
President Hu Jintao of China has said that the West is trying to dominate China by spreading its culture and ideology and that China must strengthen its cultural production to defend against the assault, according to an essay in a Communist Party policy magazine published this week.
In other news, as presidential candidates campaign across the states, making promises to uphold if elected president, locally Mayor Ed Lee is already facing challenges from the promises he made during his campaign. Read the story here.
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