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R.A.Chalmers as F.X.Dugan's avatar

Extremely interesting essay. I had the good fortune to study in Beijing in 1983/4 at the 第一外国与学员。 I was there for six months and managed to travel the length of the country. I was back in Shanghai in 2004, 5, and 6 actually teaching English at 第二公约大学。 Fabulous.

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David's avatar

I wrote a note about this article, in Spanish:

https://substack.com/profile/232996458-david/note/c-84264013

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