Tag: Beijing

Has Shanghai been to Xinjiang? – The New York Times

By noreply@blogger.com (Newsrust) Shanghai and Xinjiang were once two sides of the Chinese coin. Shanghai was glamorous China, with skyscrapers, Art Deco apartments and a thriving middle class that shopped in Paris and strolled through Kyoto, Japan. Xinjiang was Black China. The western border region, twice the size of Texas, is home to more than […]