In a convenient follow-up to our much ignored translation and analysis of Lu Xun’s changing place in education, we ran across this post on Anti-CNN. It’s a poll that asks “What kind of person was Lu Xun?” So far, 382 people have voted. People were allowed to select up to seven of the choices....
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Fair warning: if you dislike or cannot understand sarcasm, you will want to ignore portions of this post. I recently read, with some displeasure, this translation by Alice Poon in the Asia Sentinel. It’s worth reading all of if you’re the sort of person who likes making yourself angry, but in case you aren’t,...
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If we say that the essence of the Lu Xun spirit is skepticism, seeing things clearly, being critical, and taking a stand , then is needed and relevant during any time period. The problem is, it seems as though teachers today don't plan to present things that way.
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The following is a guest post. Some Thoughts on the Development of Chinese Government By Colin Glassey - August 21, 2009 One element of Chinese government which has been poorly presented in English is the way the Chinese system of Imperial government can be viewed as a system that evolved - slowly and fitfully...
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Recently we got an email requesting that we do a piece about this story. The whole story is worth a read, but the gist of it is thus: Authorities in China are moving to snuff out petitioning, a centuries-old form of protest that brings thousands of aggrieved people to the capital each year seeking...
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I’m in the process of moving, preparing for my new job, and applying for…things, and my contributors have disappeared. We’ll be back on a more regular schedule soon, please bear with us. Or, join us and we’ll be back on a more regular schedule sooner.
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Are Chinese people too repressed when it comes to sex, or are they perhaps too carefree? Is it possible to be both? What would a society with healthy attitudes about sex look like to you, and how can Chinese society get there (or is it there already)?
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The sex double standard oppresses women, forcing them to inhibit themselves and hate their bodies. Even worse, it makes women lose feeling free and independent in their actions, they don’t dare to pursue happiness, and can only live numb and inhibited.
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Apparently. According to the Middle Eastern Media Research Institute, not everyone is content with blaming the WUC or the CCP for the riots in Xinjiang last month, so the Syrian government has introduced a new three-letter acronym to blame: USA. From the article (an editorial in the state-owned Al-Thawra): While the G-8 countries were...
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The following is part 2 of our translation of a blog post called “Conversations with an Old Comrade on the Eve of the 60th Anniversary of the PRC“. Part one is here. The China Media Project has already done a piece on this, which everyone should read, but we thought it would be valuable...
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