The following article is sourced from the 龙信明 Blog. Ai Weiwei - "China's Conscience" And Another Dissident Bites the Dust The Western media are once again having a field day about the detention of yet another "dissident", this time the artist Ai Weiwei. … [Read more...] about 龙信明 Blog: “Ai Weiwei – ‘China’s Conscience’ And Another Dissident Bites the Dust”
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Conversation with a Chinese auto-worker on fighting graft
While taking a river boat cruise from Guilin down to Yangshuo yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with a fellow traveler; in fact, a Chinese auto-worker who is from Nanjing. I asked him about Nanjing's development, expecting him to tell me about the city's robust growth as in other tier 1 cities. Bear in mind that Nanjing was a capital city in China's past, so there … [Read more...] about Conversation with a Chinese auto-worker on fighting graft
清明节 (Qingming Festival), paying respect to the ancestors
April 5th is officially 清明节 (Qingming Festival). It is a Chinese tradition to pay respect to ancestors and make symbolic offerings so they have a better after-life. This tradition is accompanied by "扫墓" or sweeping of the tomb. Today, I was able to witness this tradition as practiced in Guilin with my wife's side of the family. … [Read more...] about 清明节 (Qingming Festival), paying respect to the ancestors
All happy on the Wangfujing front
As I was strolling through Wangfujing today, I couldn't help but recall reading the tense "crack downs" narrated in the Western media over a possible Jasmine Revolution in China. Honestly, I was hoping to snap a few shots of some BBC journalist lurking around, but they were nowhere to be seen. I suppose they have finally understood that China does not like them messing … [Read more...] about All happy on the Wangfujing front
Maternity Tourism
The 14th Amendment legally makes any baby born in the United States an American citizen. This was originally legislated to make children of African American slaves legitimate in the United States. Since then, the law has been exploited by foreign nationals to gain foot-hold into the country. Illegal immigrants come to the U.S. for birthing and in turn use the babies' status … [Read more...] about Maternity Tourism