Absurdity, Allegory and China

The China Daily ran a story this morning (h/t @kinablog) entitled “The meat athletes eat can get them branded as cheats“. An official from the General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) denied reports that athletes were banned in January from eating untested pork, beef and lamb in an attempt to avoid doping scandals in [...]

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In no particular order: Shake It Twice A reporter submitted green tea as his urine specimen to 10 Hangzhou (China) hospitals, then sat back and waited for his results. Six hospitals determined he had an infection, and five prescribed medicine totaling 1,300 RMB – in today’s money market, nearly $180 USD. Expensive tea. A spokesperson [...]

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