In the aftermath of the Weng'An (Wengan) riots, most newspapers are running with Xinhua's short three paragraph report on the issue. I believe in keeping with recent trends, we will hear a much more detailed analysis and explanation from Xinhua shortly. In the mean time, there have been several online editorials from various newspapers, in some cases perhaps bending official … [Read more...] about The Weng'An Riots: "How hard is it to give the masses the real picture?"
Archives for June 2008
The Weng'An Riots – Online
The Chinese internet is up in arms over the story of riots in Guizhou province over the weekend. For the most comprehensive news we know so far, I refer you to ESWN's very detailed coverage. There's nothing I have to add. Roland at ESWN mentions that an article at Xinhua forum (连接) has been left open to netizen discussion, in contrast to much tighter standards at Tianya and … [Read more...] about The Weng'An Riots – Online
The Prospects of Democracy in China
Our guest Youzi has given us a kernel for further discussion in one of his comments: And even within China, between different provinces and peoples are tremendous psychological differences, perhaps even greater than those between two countries. As time has passed, as the people’s living standards have grown and as awareness of personal rights has woken… if the traditional … [Read more...] about The Prospects of Democracy in China
The Chinese debate – Part 2: Democracy and the economy
Thanks to one our visitors (Traveler, Youzi, 游子), a debate about fundamental issues that divide many Chinese has been brought to our blog (see comment in earlier thread). In this post, I want to express my opinions on the economy, democracy, and the Chinese government. I also want to send a few sentences to Mr. Wahaha: please do not so easily “represent” the Chinese or the … [Read more...] about The Chinese debate – Part 2: Democracy and the economy
The Chinese debate – Part 1: The West
One of our myriad goals for this blog was to make one simple point: the Chinese debate politics. The Chinese community debate eloquently and foolishly, intelligently and blindly, informed and uninformed, left and right, China and West... the Chinese are not brain-washed robots living in a closed society; we often disagree, often very passionately. To make this point, we … [Read more...] about The Chinese debate – Part 1: The West