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The Two-Way
3:13 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

Chinese Dreams: Freedom, Democracy And Clean Air

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Pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong sing and shout slogans during a January protest. Chinese leaders and the state-run media are now speaking often of the Chinese dream, though there's no real consensus on what it means.
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Originally published on Mon April 29, 2013 4:22 pm

"What is your Chinese dream?"

With Chinese leaders and the state-run media now talking about the notion of the Chinese dream, we posed this question on our NPR Weibo account. In China, Weibo is the equivalent of Twitter. Within several hours, we received more than 100 replies.

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The Two-Way
3:09 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

Afghan President Says CIA Cash Payments Were Small And Legit

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (center) and Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen on Monday.
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Originally published on Mon April 29, 2013 3:40 pm

Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged on Monday that for the past decade or more, his office has been receiving secret cash payments from the CIA, but that it's only small amounts used for "operational" purposes.

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Asia
2:47 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

Chasing The Chinese Dream — If You Can Define It

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A woman in downtown Beijing walks past a building adorned with a patriotic mural by Chinese graffiti artists on April 22.
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Chinese Preisdent Xi Jinping (center) talks with members of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force in Beijing on Jan. 29.
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A crowd strolls on a pedestrian street during a recent holiday in Shanghai.
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Originally published on Mon April 29, 2013 8:16 pm

Forget about the American dream. Nowadays, the next big thing is the Chinese dream. In Beijing, it's the latest official slogan, mentioned on the front page of the official People's Daily 24 times in a single week recently.

With this level of publicity from the official propaganda machine, the Chinese dream even looks set to be enshrined as the new official ideology.

But what exactly is it?

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The Two-Way
2:36 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

High On Mount Everest, Climbers Clash With Sherpas

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On Mount Everest, a fistfight allegedly broke out near Camp Three, between climbers and Sherpas. This file photo shows the view from Camp Three at 24,000 feet on the mountain's Lhotse Face.
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Three climbers have halted their expedition on Mount Everest, after an argument with the Sherpas who were guiding them devolved into an alleged fistfight on the mountain.

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The Salt
2:23 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

Pork Producers Root Out Market Niche With Berkshire Pigs

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Berkshire pigs on Happy Hula Farm, a member of the Eden Farms collective.
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Noel Texeira and his wife and two sons raise Berkshire pigs on Happy Hula Farm, part of the Eden Farms hog collective.
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Originally published on Mon April 29, 2013 3:08 pm

Raising pork can be a tough business for producers, who've lately been watching feed prices rise along with the cost of corn. That's one reason why a small but growing number of former commodity pork producers are trying their luck with specialty breeds instead. These premium pigs, raised on small farms with methods that appeal to consumers, can also fetch a premium price.

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