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China’s Politics of Fireworks

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published January 27, 2014 at 10:15 AM HST

The end of this week will bring various celebrations of the Chinese New Year around the islands. The Lunar New Year comes on Friday. But in China, it comes with a debate about fireworks. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.