This article is a comprehensive look at a few young Chinese nationalists, both inside and outside of China. I recommend it completely. If the facts and people presented in this article became recognizable in the West, this blog would (almost) have no reason to exist. Thanks to FOARP (I believe) for recommending this in an earlier thread. … [Read more...] about New Yorker's "Angry Youth" a must-read
Archives for July 2008
(Letter from The Trapped) Tibet officials issued with Dalai school ultimatum
Here is a piece of news on CD. Party members and public servants working in the Tibet autonomous region were given an ultimatum on July 14 to call back their children within two months from overseas schools and monasteries run by the "Dalai clique", the International Herald Leader (IHL), owned by the Xinhua News Agency, said Wednesday. Under a regulation drawn up by the … [Read more...] about (Letter from The Trapped) Tibet officials issued with Dalai school ultimatum
Olympics fever still running hot
Tickets to remaining Olympic events are going on sale on Friday (July 25th). On Water-Wood BBS (水木社区), people were talking about spending Thursday night in line. But now most are shocked to find that that very long lines have already formed Wednesday night; thousands of Beijing'ers are planning to camp out two nights to purchase what few tickets remain. … [Read more...] about Olympics fever still running hot
(Letter from yo) China caught offering “gene doping” to athletes
Go here for full article. Some notable quotes: “A German television report on the availability of gene doping in China has stunned anti-doping experts shortly before the Beijing Olympics. ... In a documentary by ARD television, a Chinese doctor offers stem-cell therapy to a reporter posing as an American swimming coach.” … [Read more...] about (Letter from yo) China caught offering “gene doping” to athletes
Use Democracy to avoid a "Bottleneck Lake" in China
In the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake, a "bottleneck lake" (堰塞湖) formed as a river was blocked by a landslide. Collapse of the dam posed a tremendous danger to those down-stream community, and the Chinese government spent huge resources and risked many lives to erase the lake. Guangdong provincial party secretary Wang Yang started a mini-landslide of his own, when 3 days … [Read more...] about Use Democracy to avoid a "Bottleneck Lake" in China