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The Post and Courier recently dispatched reporter Tony Bartelme and photographer Alan Hawes to China to report on several topics that affect our readers. |
ALAN HAWES/STAFF Conventioneers walk through the Hong Kong Con-vention and Exhibition Center which was the setting of the handover of Hong Kong back to China in 1997. |
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News Stories
Reality check - SHENZHEN, CHINA — The Australian journalists pile into Hal Burrows' hospital room and set up the camera. They're doing a documentary for National Geographic called "Supercells." Hal squirms in his wheelchair, primed to tell his story. OK, they say, we're recording. [5/28/2007]
The Road to China - SHENZHEN, CHINA — Mid-summer in the smoggy south China coast is humid and blistering hot, like Charleston. The area also is prone to tropical storms, and Hal Burrows arrives just before a typhoon hits. [5/27/2007]
Miracle or mirage? - Desperate patients from America are flying to China for stem cells, their last hope for living normal lives — or staying alive at all. But can stem cells really cure the incurable? This is the story of Hal Burrows, a partially paralyzed man from Charleston, and his search for a miracle. [5/26/2007]
Former British colony adapts to life in China's shadow - HONG KONG — Victoria Park is a large expanse of green framed by a spectacular skyline. Great cities usually have great parks, and Hong Kong is no exception. Victoria Park is a kaleidoscope of plants and people. [5/14/2007]
Security at port is a quick scan away - Hong Kong using pilot program; hangups for U.S. are cost, reliability [5/06/07].
The big squeeze - Hong Kong's terminals aren't much larger than Charleston's but handle eight times as many containers. Here are some lessons learned from Hong Kong's efficiency. [5/05/07]
Great pall of China: Smog dirties world's air - China's spectacular growth has come with a price: a deadly blanket of smog. [5/01/07]
Counterfeit culture - China's industry of knockoff Picassos, iPods, Viagra and more affects businesses worldwide [4/30/07]
The American dream, Made in China - China's rise has cost South Carolina jobs but it's also saving consumers money [4/29/07]
Other media
China photo slideshow - Photos by Alan Hawes/Staff [4/30/07]
On Assignment blog - A journal of the trip to China [3/07/07-3/19/07]