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
Letters
An open letter from a Chinese NBA fan
An open letter to NBA commissioner David Stern, and former Cleveland Cavalier Ira Newble. Dear NBA commissioner David Stern, and Ira Newble of the Los Angeles Lakers: As a long time fan of NBA basketball, I can tell you unabashedly: I love this game. I have followed the league since Michael Jordon's first MVP season in 1988, and I've had the pleasure of watching NBA … [Read more...] about An open letter from a Chinese NBA fan
Sichuan: A volunteer's diary
This post also comes from Tianya, and is dated the evening of May 15th. I haven't closed my eyes for two days. I'm a student from Wuxi's Professional Health Institute (Wuxi is located in Jiangsu province, in eastern China). After we learned of the earthquake in Sichuan, 8 of us voluntarily organized ourselves into a group, and had one of our parents drive us to Sichuan. The … [Read more...] about Sichuan: A volunteer's diary