It is early June, and the minds of many Chinese again return to the tragic political upheaval of 1989. Over the next few days, we will translate a number of messages that tries to capture our conflicted feelings towards that violent summer. This message also comes to us from MITBBS; the translation is below. Of course, in the face of all those who died... whether students, … [Read more...] about Six Four: The person I admire the most is myself
Six Four: A rational review of history
It is early June, and the minds of many Chinese again return to the tragic political upheaval of 1989. Over the next few days, we will translate a number of messages that tries to capture our conflicted feelings towards that violent summer. We especially welcome submissions from those with first-person memory of 1989. This article comes to us from MITBBS, and represents just … [Read more...] about Six Four: A rational review of history
Six Four: He Xin's 1990 speech at Beida
It is early June, and the minds of many Chinese again return to the tragic political upheaval of 1989. Over the next few days, we will translate a number of messages that tries to capture our conflicted feelings towards that violent summer. We especially welcome submissions from those with first-person memory of 1989. He Xin (何新) is a noted Chinese scholar from the '80s, … [Read more...] about Six Four: He Xin's 1990 speech at Beida
Internet Lynch Mob gets their Fan
Roland at ESWN gives us this excellent account of the Internet Lynch Mob again blindly rushing after a target... and sadly, this time, it's gotten the wrong person. Fan Xiaohua (范晓华) produced the official statement form the Mianzhu Communist Party Committee: "Comrade Fan Xiaohua (范晓华) has not been to Mianyang since May 12. She has not been to the May 1st Plaza of Mianyang. … [Read more...] about Internet Lynch Mob gets their Fan
Grace Wang wins "Chinese Youth Human Rights Award"
Grace Wang Qianyuan has apparently been awarded the 8th annual Chinese Youth Human Rights Award. This award is granted by a select group of dissidents (veterans of Tiananmen in 1989), and includes with it a "minimum $1000 cash award". Her acceptance letter firmly plants her in the corner of the dissidents, and dashes the insistence of some that she was a "moderate" voice. … [Read more...] about Grace Wang wins "Chinese Youth Human Rights Award"