The Christian Science Monitor Weekly - April 16, 2018

IN THIS ISSUE 4/16/

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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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