( Note : This is a re-post of the same article taken from the blogsite : chinablogs.wordpress.com dated May 10, 2009. You are most welcomed to give your feedback using the Comments section here or on my above blogsite. You may also find the comments and my feedback on the above blogsite interesting. It includes an interesting comment from an American with first hand … [Read more...] about Putting the Sichuan Quake into Perspective (Re-Post)
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Saving Grace
This post was a translation from Li Chengpeng's blog as part of our effort to memorize the tragic earthquake one year ago. The author Li was a sports commentator who later on became active in other public spheres. After the Sichuan earthquake, he went to Beichuan as a reporter as well as a volunteer. As far as I know, this blog post had not been published anywhere other … [Read more...] about Saving Grace
Tent Donation Campaign
According to government forecasts, up to 3 million tents are desperately needed in the earthquake zone. Every available tent in China has been redirected to this effort, and other international donors have done their best to help as well. (Pakistan, notably, has apparently donated every tent it owns to China.) Not satisfied with just donating money to a nameless charity, a … [Read more...] about Tent Donation Campaign
Relief effort unites ethnic minorities
Hong-Kong-based South China Morning Post (and perhaps East Asia's leading English language newspaper) gives us this article (courtesy of Bill Savadore in Qingchengshan): Bai Liqun still remembers the stories told by the elders about a time when her people slaughtered "Red Army" soldiers who entered the homeland of the Qiang ethnic group around 1949 because they feared the … [Read more...] about Relief effort unites ethnic minorities
"Running Fan": The freedom to be selfish
Here is how one of the most controversial Chinese blog posts in recent memory begins: "I have been engulfed in sadness that I was not born in a country like the United States, a country which respects freedom, democracy, and human rights! This is due to the pain I've suffered in the 10+ years since graduation, and it's also due to the 17 years of pathetic education that I … [Read more...] about "Running Fan": The freedom to be selfish