That figure was small by Western standards, but the sum went far in China, according to Evan Feigenbaum, an Asia specialist at the Council on Foreign Relations, who studied the program.

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In an open letter to island residents, published on a local website, the quarry owner, Jonathan Feigenbaum, threatened to take legal action if the event - set to attract hundreds of people - takes place.

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