Named after Running Fan, an overseas Chinese student surnamed Bao has been given the moniker Scurrying Bao (包窜窜) by angry netizens for becoming the first case of H1N1 flu in China. The story is like this: Bao, an outstanding graduate of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), currently studies Physics at the University of Missouri. He was going back to Sichuan … [Read more...] about Scurrying Bao: Another Hysteria over Personal Responsibility?
Archives for May 2009
Saving Grace
This post was a translation from Li Chengpeng's blog as part of our effort to memorize the tragic earthquake one year ago. The author Li was a sports commentator who later on became active in other public spheres. After the Sichuan earthquake, he went to Beichuan as a reporter as well as a volunteer. As far as I know, this blog post had not been published anywhere other … [Read more...] about Saving Grace
512 Wenchuan Earthquake
Today is the Anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake. In the past year, I have treasured a number of particularly powerful photographs that epitomized this event. I share them with you now with no further comment, because they can tell this story of great tragedy and even greater hope, in ways that no words can. … [Read more...] about 512 Wenchuan Earthquake
Sorting fact from fiction – Tiananmen revisited (Part 1)
Foreword The following piece is the first installment of a two-part essay that explores the tumultuous events that occurred in Beijing during the spring of 1989. The essay is divided into seven sections, the first three of which appear here in Part I. The first half of the essay provides a brief outline of the economic and social setting from which the movement sprung, … [Read more...] about Sorting fact from fiction – Tiananmen revisited (Part 1)
Taiwan and the WHO
The last time Taiwan tried to apply for observer status in the WHO, China slammed it down. When the SARS crisis arose and China offered Taiwan help, Taiwan denied and declined. That was 2003, when President Chen of the DPP still governed Taiwan. Fast forward now six years - how things have changed! … [Read more...] about Taiwan and the WHO