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The past haunts and informs the present. China's frontiers are a central concern today, as she becomes increasingly dominant in Asia. Her southernmost  land frontier passes through wild mountains . Historically it was not clearly defined. There was a constant friction between successive Chinese dynasties and their southern neighbour. When France created her colony in Indochina, frontier issues were contentious and remained so until the so until the end of French colonial rule.

Imagine buying a cell phone for $10 and for an extra loonie getting three hours of talk time. That is the reality in India today, where cell phone use has exploded in the past decade from four million to 750 million users.

One of the authors of the book, Robin Jeffery, will be in Victoria on Friday to discuss his new book, "The Great Indian Phone Book." For a description of the book, click here.

Are you interested in studying or working in Asia? The Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives is holding an interactive event for students interested in working, studying or finding out more about life and culture in Asia. We are planning to show a couple of short films from the region with a student led discussion to follow.

Religion is generally considered to be an individual affair, but what happens when the internal rules and norms of religiious communities come into conflict with those of the state? Professor Jeremy Webber of the UVic Faculty of Law will address these and other issues in a public lecture entitled Religious Communities as Legal and Political Orders on Thursday, November 22, 7:30pm in the David Lam Auditorium.