Saw on ESPN.com AP reports that Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics ... Liu Shaowu, director for security for the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, said Wednesday that areas in at least three public parks near outlying sporting venues have been set aside for use by demonstrators. … [Read more...] about (Letter from Bob) China to set up designated protest zones for Beijing Olympics
(Letter from Ali baba) Quizhou’s jamboree bonfire
大陆[强国论坛]检索“贵州瓮安事件” (博讯北京时间2008年6月29日 转载) 强国论坛 translate Strong Nation Forum ,on http://www.people.com.cn,the official website of People’s Daily,is one of the extreme nationalistic forum in mainland China.On 20-June morning,Hu jin-tao went on-line for 15 minutes,resulting in tens of thousands of netizens,all log-in onto that web page and try to have a chat with Hu,”Brother … [Read more...] about (Letter from Ali baba) Quizhou’s jamboree bonfire
(Letter from Joel) Tianjin’s LaoBaiXing on the Olympics
(This is excerpted from: Tianjin’s "Old Hundred Names" on the Olympics) Here's what some of our neighbours and others from our daily routines in the city think about the Olympics. I asked them, "What do the Olympics means to Chinese people?" (奥运会对中国人有什么意义？) and "Why are they doing so much preparation?" (我听说中国为了奥运会作很多准备。为什么是这样？) … [Read more...] about (Letter from Joel) Tianjin’s LaoBaiXing on the Olympics
(Letter from oldson) “China is such a threat to the U.S”??
I was having an online discussion with a business associate about U.S. export controls. She made the following statement: “China is such a threat to the U.S…we must be extremely careful of what they get their hands on…China and other non U.S. friendly countries will do practically anything to steal our knowledge for our weapons and military equipment.” Notwithstanding that … [Read more...] about (Letter from oldson) “China is such a threat to the U.S”??
(Letter from oldson) Chinese and American Culture
Culture, Society and Business The principles of business transactions are based on cultural values. To define culture we must first know where culture comes from. Culture comes from a mutual interaction between individuals, groups, subcultures and societies. Values, ideas and ideology are passed down from one generation to the next. Gradually over time they adapt to change … [Read more...] about (Letter from oldson) Chinese and American Culture