Have you ever heard of this thing called Plurk? Well, just heard about them, and the context presented is big bad Chinese government banning some (not so) popular micro messaging website - seemingly as lead-in to bring emphasis to the 20th Anniversary of TAM, by the best China propaganda tool my tax dollar can buy, Radio Free Asia. Plurk.com also posted its plight on it's own … [Read more...] about (Letter) Boo Hoo Evil China Banned My Website!
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!
(Letter from Otto Kerner, Opposing Viewpoint) Mainland Han human rights lawyers defend Tibetan lama
Amid the depressing news of the trial of Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, a respected lama from Kardze (western Sichuan), is a hopeful sign: he is being defended by two Han Chinese human rights lawyers. They say that they have had some harrassment from the police, but they have not been prevented from serving as counsel to a man they believe was unjustly accused. They have helped him … [Read more...] about (Letter from Otto Kerner, Opposing Viewpoint) Mainland Han human rights lawyers defend Tibetan lama
People of the world unite?!
Here is a light topic. Since last year's parody song "Say a word in heart", singing songs in a foreign language -- if you can call it that -- has been raised to a totally new level. You've probably even heard the stomach-churning subsequent parodies of "Shanghai beach", "Spicy girl", and even the Peking Opera standard "Su san qi jie", but alas this genre has mercifully run its … [Read more...] about People of the world unite?!
(Letter from chorasmian) Self identification of 2nd generation Chinese in overseas
Recently, my daughter had this poem in her class project. Where Are You From? Where am I from? I come from … [Read more...] about (Letter from chorasmian) Self identification of 2nd generation Chinese in overseas