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”
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Imagine your obnoxious neighbor giving you an “F” grade for parenting
Imagine your obnoxious neighbor giving you an "F" grade for parenting. He is the richest and has the neighborhood's gangsters loyal to him. What do you do? He has even molested some children in your neighborhood. There is a reason why the annual "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" by the United States is formulated by the Department of State. It is a foreign … [Read more...] about Imagine your obnoxious neighbor giving you an “F” grade for parenting
Gmail, respect jurisdiction or accept blockage
Over the past week and a half, I have been accessing my Gmail account from within China at various places. Since Google insinuated the service being interfered with by the Chinese government, I thought I report first hand what I experienced. While in Guilin, I only could connect couple of times in hotels without resorting to using VPN. The Gmail's login doesn't show up or … [Read more...] about Gmail, respect jurisdiction or accept blockage
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
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