A New Year

The last Golden Tiger year – 1950 – was full of momentous events, not all of them auspicious. China began its economic reconstruction. But North Korean leader Kim Il-sung crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea, the US put its 7th fleet in the Taiwan Straits and the People's Liberation Army marched into Tibet.

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• Guest Column

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