admin's note: This year is the 20th anniversary of the 1989 student movement. No matter what your view on this subject is, what happened 20 years ago is no doubt an important piece of Chinese history. As Zhu Rongji, former Chinese premier minister, then mayor of Shanghai, famously said, on June 8, 1989, “No one can cover up historical facts forever, and the truth will … [Read more...] about (Letter from kui) A recollection of the 1989 student movement in Tianjin
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(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
"True Pride" – Time magazine
Ah, wonderful article published in Time. Of course, I'm biased as her perspectives very much mirror mine. If only we could convince Ms. Liu to submit an article for us once in a while... I'm tempted to paste the entire article here, I find it that compelling. Instead, you can read it here: Time - True Pride. Money quotes: Just a few weeks ago, the west's view of china was … [Read more...] about "True Pride" – Time magazine