Ai Weiwei appeared in Western headlines again after Xinhua reported Beijing police saying he was under 'house surveillance' and under investigation for tax evasion. (I should mention that while searching for materials for this post, I was struck by the lack of search results on Google on 'Ai Weiwei' from China. Why? I would venture to say, therein lies the true essence of … [Read more...] about What says China’s criminal procedure law about Ai Weiwei? A Chinese says “Ideological bias clouds Western views”
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“We Chinese – 我们中国人” by M. Scott Brauer
"We Chinese - 我们中国人" by M. Scott Brauer is a glimpse into the minds of the ordinary Chinese. I personally like this form of street photography where the subjects are near where they live, work, or just happens to be. The image themselves give many clues to society. I enjoy this type of work too (see "Faces of Guilin"), and I know it takes genuine curiosity and friendship to … [Read more...] about “We Chinese – 我们中国人” by M. Scott Brauer
Translation: Betting on U.S. immigration officials to jump on this illegal “Jasmine Revolution” political refugee business soon
Couple months ago first words on the Chinese "Jasmine Revolution" appeared on an overseas Chinese political blog, Boxun, and has since led to much media hysteria in the West. Two individuals have come forth claiming credit for this call. Below is my translation of an article written by a Boxun forum user, 华龙(Hua Long), titled, "政治难民生意来了 谢万军、王军涛抢破头." In English, that'd be, … [Read more...] about Translation: Betting on U.S. immigration officials to jump on this illegal “Jasmine Revolution” political refugee business soon
New York Times journalist responds to rebuttal of their ‘jasmine ban’ story
After publishing my prior post, ""Catching Scent of Revolution, China Moves to Snip Jasmine" – Retarded Government or Retarded NYT?" I invited Andrew Jacobs to respond. He did and I want to share it with you. A friend had also written in to list Andrew Jacobs' recent articles at the paper, and I want to share that first. … [Read more...] about New York Times journalist responds to rebuttal of their ‘jasmine ban’ story
“China bans time travel”
No kidding! I am still deciding whether this is funny. Google search this phrase, "China bans time travel," and it will yield the following (results around April 19, 2011 22:50pm PST): Chinese censors attack 'frivolous' time travel dramas … [Read more...] about “China bans time travel”