Four days ago, it was widely reported on the front page of almost every Chinese newspaper that Russian warships had sunk a Chinese cargo ship - New Star - off the coast of Vladivostok. According to an article from the People's Daily, … [Read more...] about The Sinking of New Star
Translation: Back to Lhasa (Part II)
[Editor's note: Previously we have translated Back to Lhasa (Part I) . The following are translations by Allen of journal entries 回到拉萨之六七八 Back to Lhasa (chapters 6-8)- originally posted on Jan 25, 2009] Return to Lhasa (6): Drinking with the sky burial masters North of Lhasa, in the Nyangri mountains, is a famed temple named "Pabongka." Located on a turtle shaped stone, the … [Read more...] about Translation: Back to Lhasa (Part II)
Celebrating Valentine's Day in China
The Chinese Valentine's Day is on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month in the Chinese calendar. So this year's Chinese Valentine's Day is still a while yet. In the mean time - how does one celebrate the Western version of Valentine's Day in China? … [Read more...] about Celebrating Valentine's Day in China
Translation: Back to Lhasa (Part I)
[Editor's note: The following are translations by Charles Liu (Introduction and Chapters 1-4) and Allen (Chapter 5 and overall editing) of journal entries Back to Lhasa (回到拉萨 （未完待续，超长慎入）) - Part I (chapter 1-5) posted on Jan 18, 2009.] Preface The author of this journal, Zhen Fu, then a college student, traveled alone to Tibet for the first time in 2003. It would be a … [Read more...] about Translation: Back to Lhasa (Part I)
Did Paulson Accuse China to be a Root Cause of Today's Global Economic Crisis?
In an interview to XinHua, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson declared that he was wrongly portrayed to have laid blame on China for causing today's global economic crisis. … [Read more...] about Did Paulson Accuse China to be a Root Cause of Today's Global Economic Crisis?