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In the final years of his life, when former Communist Party Chief Zhao Ziyang lived under house arrest, in Beijing, his aging friends resorted to donning white doctors' coats in order to slip past the guards stationed outside his home. Evan Osnos agingarrestbeijing share on social
By 1979, Chinese people were poorer, on average, than North Koreans. I mean, your average per-capita income in China that year was one third of sub-Saharan Africa's. Evan Osnos africaaveragecapita Change image and share on social
To Confucius, harmony was consensus, not conformity. It required loyal opposition. Evan Osnos conformityconfuciusconsensus Change image and share on social
You have two choices, two paths to take as a comedian. You can tackle the difficult subjects and be harsh about it, be brash, be abrasive. But adding hatred to racism is not going to help everybody. So I like to have fun around it. Trevor Noah abrasiveaddbrash share on social
I know my Beijing medal has been a watershed moment in the history of Indian boxing, but personally speaking, I would like to better it in London. Vijender Singh beijingboxhistory Change image and share on social
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty. Louisa May Alcott charmconceitdanger share on social
