Recently, the Chinese government announced that it is prepared to issue a new list of (simplified) Chinese characters. According to XinHua News, … [Read more...] about The Future of Chinese Characters
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My Tibetan Students and I
The following essay (translated below) written by somebody named "Crystal" was posted to Woeser's blog. I am not sure that is the origin of the article, as some attribute it to 《联合早报》 (their version here). But it has been slowly spreading since to other sites like Anti-CNN, MITBBS, and Minkaohan forums. I think it's a very good essay, informative and incisive. I will also post … [Read more...] about My Tibetan Students and I
Happy Birthday – Foolsmountain!
One year ago - a new blog was launched with a simple post by an anonymous researcher in Boston - a guy whom we have come to know as "admin": This is an open blog for anyone who cares about China. Anybody can comment. Sign up, you will be able to write a post. If you want to be an author or an editor, write to [email protected]. We also like to invite people to submit … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday – Foolsmountain!
My Story and the Chinese Dream Behind It
Bai Yansong (here's his biography), the famed CCTV anchor, was on a trip to film his travels and observations in the US, when he gave this following speech at Yale University recently. (Here is the original.) It has a "commencement speech" style to it and is of general interest. Here is a translation for your consumption. … [Read more...] about My Story and the Chinese Dream Behind It
(Letter from EugeneZ) Spring 1989 in Shanghai – A Memory of the ’89 Student Movement
One year ago, Buxi asked me to write something on 6/4, and I did not get around to do it, but promised that I would do so this year, the 20th anniversary. At the reminder of Admin a few weeks ago, I started to think about this "action item". I pulled out a diary/report that was written within the weeks after 6/4/1989, the report was 50 some pages long. It did not have any … [Read more...] about (Letter from EugeneZ) Spring 1989 in Shanghai – A Memory of the ’89 Student Movement