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Edition: Asia
Vol. 174, No. 17


COVER
The End of California? Dream On! (United States)

By MICHAEL GRUNWALD
The Golden State has fought the status quo since its birth 160 years ago.
It celebrates failure. It is a magnet for innovation. Its obituary has been
posted time and again. But even amid a particularly rough chapter in the state’s history, the nation’s future is being written in California. A special report



ASIA
A Rivalry on the Roof of the World

By JYOTI THOTTAM / NEW DELHI
In the Himalayas, India and China are needling each other. Welcome to what may
be the century’s most important contest



PEOPLE
China’s Literary Bad Boy (Profile)

By SIMON ELEGANT
Wildly popular novelist Han Han is the rebellious, potty-mouthed voice of a
generation of disaffected Chinese youth. Why won’t the authorities shut him up?



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GLOBAL BUSINESS
Tower of Power (Energy)

By AUSTIN RAMZY
China is fast becoming one of the world’s largest alternative-energy markets.
But will foreign firms be welcomed?



ARTS
Mr. Vice Guy (Books)

By PICO IYER
Yakuza, sex, murder. Jake Adelstein’s debut is not your typical expatriate
memoir of Tokyo



GLOBAL ADVISER
Middle Eastern Promise (On Show)

By JEFFREY T. IVERSON
A Paris exhibition showcases exciting new talent

10 Reasons to Visit Yanesen (TIME Traveler)

By ALEXANDRA HARNEY
The winding lanes of Yanesen are a hit with young Tokyoites in search of a
slower pace of life

Lots of Interest (Diversions)

By LUCY FISHER
For the visitor, London’s smaller auction houses offer hours of browsing
pleasure

Try a Little Grass (Curtain Raiser)

By PAVAN SHAMDASANI
Hong Kong’s Clockenflap is a festival with film, art and ecological components
as well as music

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