May 2nd, 2009 at 9:00AM: Foreigners keep out!
Committed to preserving national secrets, the new Jiangsu National Security Education Museum in Nanjing is only open to Chinese citizens. So, if you want to see guns embedded in lipstick, maps hidden in decks of cards and other accoutrements of the spy trade (or, "tradecraft," as spies over here call it), you have to have the right passport.
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Outsiders not welcome at Chinese spy museum
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:00AM: Foreigners keep out!
Committed to preserving national secrets, the new Jiangsu National Security Education Museum in Nanjing is only open to Chinese citizens. So, if you want to see guns embedded in lipstick, maps hidden in decks of cards and other accoutrements of the spy trade (or, "tradecraft," as spies over here call it), you have to have the right passport.
Most of the items on display are ...China mall opens fake Starbucks, McDonald's and Pizza Hut
Jan 7th, 2009 at 4:00PM: In addition to being a complex, beautiful and rapidly changing country, we've all heard that China is a copyright lawyer's worst nightmare. A place rife with pirated DVD's, software and all manner of luxury clothing and handbag knockoffs. It seems that pirated goods have become such a lucrative industry that the country is now dedicating an entire mall to the concept. According to recent news ...Photo of the Day (05.27.2008)
May 27th, 2008 at 8:06AM: I'm an urban girl at heart. I grew up in the city and that's where I feel most comfortable: surrounded by blaring horns, blazing lights, people as far as the eye can see. Neon signs and the noises of strangers are seared into my psyche in a way that is inescapable. So it goes without saying that I love night photography, particularly when it captures the lights of a busy urban nightscape. This ...
