Archive for August, 2009

"Conversations With an Old Comrade on the Eve…" (Part 1)

August 10, 2009
By C. Custer

...That old comrade passed away a few years ago, his long-cherished wish still just a wish. How can this be explained to the people, and to history? From the first split between the Nationalist and Communist Parties, the Nationalists suppressed us for 22 years, shutting out our publications, catching and killing our members, and...
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Guest Post: The Children's Palace

August 7, 2009
By C. Custer

The movie Gattaca left a deep impression on me as a 1984-esque portrayal of a world where genes mean too much. According to this CNN article, in Chongqing, a "Children's Palace" was established to help parents decide how to raise their child based on genetic testing.
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Super Baozi Man

August 4, 2009
By C. Custer

Finally we get around to the real reason people come to ChinaGeeks: video of baozi fighting with nunchuks. And also rocking. There’s been some discussion lately about animation in China and whether or not it stands up to other asian competitors, so we thought this video of Super Baozi fighting Sushi Man (presumably, representing...
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Posted in Culture, Video | 2 Comments »

Xu Zhiyong Has Disappeared

August 2, 2009
By C. Custer

You may already be aware of this. If you aren’t, we’d like to direct you to Evan Osnos’s blog, which does such a great job it would be pointless for us to bother rewriting the story at all. So we won’t, but please do click below: “Where is Xu Zhiyong?” Also of interest, perhaps,...
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