How should we celebrate "Serf Liberation Day," the new holiday invented by Beijing to mark the 50th anniversary of the takeover of Tibet? Waving flags? Serving chips and dip? Razing a few Buddhist temples? Collectivizing property? China's latest, clumsy bit of propaganda hopes to counteract [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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