read write prompt #39: writing for months, writing for mouths

The Olympics begin in two days.
China’s central government in Beijing, despite its pledges and promises to be open to media and the Internet, has agreed to allow free access for only “some” Internet domains. And Tienanmen Square has once again become a political staging ground as people protest their forced dislocation to make way for [...]

Posted by Ren on 08.06.2008 at 12:01 am// Tagged: Read Write Prompt, Ren , , , , , , , , , ,


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