In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 174, No. 15


COVER
The Soldier And the State (Asia)

By ANDREW MARSHALL
The U.S. wants to talk to Burma’s junta, but Washington must first do
its homework on the general known as Grandfather



ASIA
Shifting Sands

By ISHAAN THAROOR
In the wake of bloody ethnic clashes in China’s stark Xinjiang region
in July, photographer Q. Sakamaki captures how minority Uighur life is
changing ・and dying



GLOBAL BUSINESS
A Threat to Global Recovery: Too Many Factories (Global Investing)

By MICHAEL SCHUMAN / HONG KONG
Manufacturers are still producing more goods than the world wants ・and
the recovery could suffer for it



LETTERS
Inbox


COMMENTARY
Reshooting History in a New China Film

By ZOHER ABDOOLCARIM
A new official film about China’s communist revolution blurs the past to
validate the present



ESSAY
Unnatural Disasters

By HANNAH BEECH
The countries worst hit by catastrophes are the ones that are least able
to handle them



GLOBAL ADVISER
Ten Things to Do in Beijing (City Guide)

By SIMON ELEGANT
Parks, alleys and courtyards are the antidote to Beijing’s daunting
vastness

Getting Around Beijing (City Guide)

By SIMON ELEGANT
From tips on tipping to the best way to beat Beijing’s traffic, here’s
what you need to know

Finding the Perfect Beijing Souvenir (City Guide)

By SIMON ELEGANT
Porcelain shard boxes are functional, decorative and poignant reminders
of China’s turbulent history

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