Today I was flipping through the written memorial for the tenth anniversary...
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Today I was flipping through the written memorial for the tenth anniversary...
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April 15th was the twentieth anniversary of Hu Yaobang’s death. Hu was a beloved leader, the General Secretary of the CCP for nearly a decade, and many people were thinking about his legacy on Wednesday. One group of people who wasn’t thinking about Hu Yaobang? The staff at the People’s Daily. Hu Yong noted...
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I went to visit Xiaobo's grave . A wind sprung up suddenly, and light pink flower petals -- I don't know if they were cherry or peach blossoms -- floated down one after another. I thought of Xiaobo's life, just like this flower: after blooming magnificently, it floats softly...
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Twenty years ago today, April 15th, Hu Yaobang died, and in response, China exploded. Hu Yaobang was a CCP leader, and the General Secretary of the Party from 1980 until 1987, when he was forced out by socialist hard-liners for advocating bourgeois liberalization. He was forced to write a self-criticism, and when he died...
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Hello, dear readers! If you’ve visited the site today, you may have noticed that posts and comments now both feature a star rating system. Hooray! Now if you like (or hate) a post, you can let us know, and if you like (or hate) a comment, you can let the commenter know too. You’ll...
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Both China and the US have, in their ways, been dancing around environmental issues for years. China, a “developing” nation, played that card, while America played the “War on Terror” card. But the regime change in America, as well as increased recognition on the part of Chinese leaders that environmental issues could also threaten...
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It’s no secret that there are more men in China than women – 32 million more men, to be exact. This will undeniably have a huge impact on Chinese society. Essentially this means that there are about 32 million Chinese men that will be unable to find wives, unable to carry on their family...
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At Zhejiang University, there are many girls who, like me, are dating foreigners. I'm young and beautiful, witch excellent grades, and many people pursue me, but I'm dissatisfied with Chinese men. Please tell me, is that not conducting myself with dignity? Loving whom we choose, is this wrong?
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Recently, we wrote a piece about how people attempting to collect names and information about students who died in the Wenchuan earthquake are meeting some resistance from police and officials. In the past few days, Ai Weiwei’s project has seen even more harassment. Yesterday, he posted a timeline of official messages from the last...
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If you aren’t aware already, the Chinese government recently announced “a blueprint for health-care over the next decade”. The reforms are aimed at making healthcare more available and affordable. The ultimate goal: “By 2020, the world’s most populous country will have a basic health-care system that can provide “safe, effective, convenient and affordable” health...
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