As calls for "defunding" the Police in the aftermath of George Floyd's death mounts across America - land of the free, it is interesting to compare how police treats its citizens in the U.S. vs China - often depicted as a "police state" in the West. Police brutality is nothing new in the U.S. or the West (for example, see this, or this, or this, or this). What about China? … [Read more...] about Policy Brutality
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Netters Speak Up Against Media Narrative On “Chinese iPhone Shopper Tasered” Story
[This is a follow-up to DeWang's Chinese iPhone shopper tasered and tackled story] So being a repeat customer of Apple, or going to Apple Store to pick up products you already paid for online, may be dangerous to your health? Perhaps only if you are Chinese like Ms. Li, and don't expect to receive much sympathy from the media. The news coverage this poor woman received so … [Read more...] about Netters Speak Up Against Media Narrative On “Chinese iPhone Shopper Tasered” Story
iPhone shopper, Li Xiaojie, stunned by Taser and tackled to the ground by two Nashua police officers
In all likelihood, Li Xiaojie was buying iPhones to bring back to China for resale, or as she claims, for relatives (and friends). When the Apple store manager in the New Hampshire mall refused to sell her more than two, she argued other customers were allowed. [Update: See Charles Liu comment below, Apple has lifted the number of phones restriction for the holidays.] Details … [Read more...] about iPhone shopper, Li Xiaojie, stunned by Taser and tackled to the ground by two Nashua police officers
The Mysterious Death of Li Qiaoming
Chinese officials in Yunnan have recently taken the unusual step of inviting internet users to help in investigating the suspicious and controversial death of Li Qiaoming in policy custody last month. The controversy began a little over a week ago, when on February 12 in Puning county of Yunnan province, a public security bureau announced that inmate Li had sustained fatal … [Read more...] about The Mysterious Death of Li Qiaoming