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SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 12

C O V E R   S T O R Y
China's Wild Ride
The early years of Mao's new republic were exhilarating and disastrous. Deng Xiaoping brought the country back from the brink

China's Amazing Half Century
The 50 Places That Define Modern China


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EAST TIMOR: Marching into Trouble
The multinational peacekeeping force that lands this week is entering a minefield--just the first on what promises to be a long road to independence

Eyewitness
In a terror-struck village outside Dili, the Indonesian army makes a show of taking food aid to hungry refugees

MALAYSIA: Viewpoint
A disturbing string of court cases has advocates of free speech worried




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TRAVEL WATCH: Beijing City Guide
Enjoying Beijing As It Gets Set to Party



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