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			These are samples of Oliver's work:
			China's Internet Heroes The Chinese government seems to be realizing that raising incomes is a better way of securing power than spying on dissidents.
			Olympic Greed How crooked Chinese officials have cashed in on the 2008 games
			In the Old City, a Bohemian Rhapsody Life in Damascus
			Where the streets have new names Things in this Chinese boomtown are changing so quickly that Oliver August needs a new map every time he returns.
			Made (badly) in China What allows it to produce shoddy or dangerous goods? Simple: Corruption.
			Understand China, understand its tycoons Entrepreneurs operate in a grey area created by Beijing, which wants to have its pseudo-capitalist cake and eat it too.
			Five Best Books Reliable guides to China and its history
			A rail journey to take your breath away Ye Xizhong needed both hands to explain the most important skill employed by the 100,000 men building a controversial railway across Tibet.
			Emperor Who? China's new ruler keeps his secrets The new Red Emperor is a secretive man, even by the standards of the totalitarian country that he will rule from today.
			'Great Leader' still demands worship at his shrine The embalmed body of Kim Il Sung still oppresses the country nearly ten years after his death.
			A journey into the land that time forgot Frequent power cuts bring darkness, but they also mean a respite from spying.
			On the run in New York Three hours; 180 minutes; 10,800 seconds. That is the sound-barrier for marathon runners.
			Skipper is scuppered on the ship without a sea The senior ranking officer in the Mongolian Navy gazed across turbulent waters.
			Cut my head off if I don't ban poppies The head of a region that was the source of half the world's heroin is to halt the poppy growing.
			Lawyers learn geek speak to take on Gates The head of a region that was the source of half the world's heroin is to halt the poppy growing.
			The silent betrayal of our liberal friends in Hong Kong If only Baghdadis could see Hong Kong today, they would learn something about their future.

Oliver August © 2006-2008