IN THIS ISSUE 4/16/
Story map
Covered in this issue:
Cape Town and Johannesburg, South
Africa; Ciudad Arce, El Salvador;
Fuzhou, China; Leiria, Portugal; Moscow;
Naguabo, Puerto Rico; Réunion Island;
Viluppuram, India; and the US
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MAINLAND CONTROL: BEIJING’S BID
TO WIN OVER YOUNG TAIWANESE
China is using some carrots so it’s easier for Taiwanese
to invest, study, and work on the mainland.
BY MICHAEL HOLTZ
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COVER STORY
The girls who took over a town
A group of teens in rural India, tired of do-nothing
men, take dramatic steps to improve their village,
demonstrating how to foster progress in the develop-
ing world. BY HOWARD LAFRANCHI
COVER PHOTO: HOWARD LAFRANCHI/THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
BRIEFING: REAL ID:
WHAT AMERICANS SHOULD EXPECT
Changes are coming to identification
requirements for residents of the
United States.
BY ASIA LONDON PALOMBA
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