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I actually enjoy the Olympics a lot and have spent a fair amount of time in front of the TV over the past 10 days but I can't help notice a worrying trend--that countries are spending absurdly large amounts of money on elite sports in a bid to best others.

For friends in the NYC area on June 21, I'll be speaking at the Asia Society with Orville Schell and Rod MacFarquhar, hosted by the New York Review of Books' Hugh Eakins.

Not all books in China are pirated, thanks to China’s growing middle class. A good example is the American translator of Chinese poetry Bill Porter (Red Pine) who has become a mini-celebrity in China for his books on Chinese culture. A profile here in the NYRB.

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