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SEP 2, 2010
China’s cultural chief visits Taiwan
Focus Taiwan News Channel
China's Minister of Culture Cai Wu arrived in Taipei Thursday at the head of a 40-member delegation for an eight-day visit...Cai was invited by the Taipei-based Sheen Chuen-chi Cultural and Educational Foundation to visit in his capacity as chief of Beijing's China Friendship Association.
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SEP 2, 2010
Dancers cover up for diplomacy’s sake
The Montreal Gazette
Cheerleaders donned black leggings and white T-shirts for a world championship basketball match between Iran and the United States in Istanbul on Wednesday to respect cultural sensitivities...Patrick Baumann, secretary-general of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), said "special arrangements" had been made with the dancers' dress on Wednesday.
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SEP 1, 2010
Public diplomacy: New luminance color of Chinese diplomacy
People's Daily Online
Since the entry of the 21st century, public diplomacy in China has arrested a growing widespread attention with each passing day. The Chinese government has attached increasing importance to its role. So, public diplomacy and government diplomacy supplement each other, and they are pairing off wing to wing in China's diplomacy.
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AUG 31, 2010
British ballet dedicated to people of Tibet is pulled from China expo
guardian.co.uk
A British composer says he is "deeply disappointed and dismayed" by the British Council's decision to cancel a performance of his ballet in China because it was dedicated to the people of Tibet. Pete Wyer's The Far Shore was created for the Shanghai Expo and was to be premiered next week as the highlight of the event's "UK National Day".
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AUG 31, 2010
China, Greece ink agreement on cultural exchange
Global Times
Greek and Chinese authors and publishing housesTuesday signed a cultural exchange agreement to promote book publications in both languages.
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AUG 31, 2010
Will New York’s Mosque Protests Aid Terrorist Recruiters?
U.S. News & World Report
The continuing controversy over a proposed Islamic community center and mosque to be built near the site of the former World Trade Center has some in the counterterrorism community worried about the fallout in the Muslim world.
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AUG 30, 2010
Drummer Mike Clark Plans Russia Tour to Promote Cultural Diplomacy
Broadway World
Jazz legend Mike Clark has confirmed plans for a tour of Russia next month, to promote cultural diplomacy and to introduce audiences in Moscow, Siberia, St. Petersburg and elsewhere to his acclaimed Owl Studios release, ‘Carnival of Soul'.
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AUG 30, 2010
Gap-year students learn to give ‘face’ in chase for the China dream
Telegraph
Not so long ago students and graduates who hadn't found a job would spend their summer holidays searching for their souls in some far-flung corner of the globe, but it seems in cut-back Britain that is a luxury many feel they can no longer afford.
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AUG 30, 2010
Nalanda: a soft power project
The Hindu
The passage of the Nalanda University Bill by Parliament is a firm indication that India is moving in the direction of unleashing its soft power on Asia and the world. This is reinforced by the efficient completion of the South Asian University project under SAARC and India's decision to open up its higher education sector to global inputs and competition.
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AUG 30, 2010
A Restored Synagogue in an Unlikely Place
CPD Blog
While the controversy surrounding the proposed Muslim Community Center and Mosque at Ground Zero continues on in the U.S., another site of worship has been restored and opened in the most unlikely place—Beirut, Lebanon.
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