CER links: Tony Parson's new book, Apple store Beijing?

The Editors suggest checking out the following links:

Times Online: Tony Parsons' great leap forward - Parsons has just written a book set in Shanghai. A profile with some bits on China.

China Beat: Prejudice Made Plausible? Foreign criticism and Chinese sensitivity - "The idea that the nation's interests exist independent of the state and party is, for most people, inconceivable."

Virtual China: China's first Apple store in time for the Olympics - Apple store in Beijing?

China Web 2.0 Review: The Secrets of Baidu's Investment - Baidu buys Maxthon, says Sohu IT

AP: Pakistan causes worldwide YouTube outage - A government attempt at censorship caused a global YouTube outage. What's preventing China from triggering the same?

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