Archive for May, 2010

Sex-Selective Abortion in China

May 19, 2010
By C. Custer
Sex-Selective Abortion in China

Nearly ten percent of Chinese pregnancies end in abortion because the fetus is discovered to be female. What effect is that going to have on China, long term?
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ChinaGeeks Reader Survey!

May 18, 2010
By C. Custer

Take a moment to fill out a survey for us, please!
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“China’s Unluckiest Father: Gao Zhanghong is Arrested”

May 17, 2010
By C. Custer
“China’s Unluckiest Father: Gao Zhanghong is Arrested”

A man whose sons were both harmed by shoddy products is arrested under rather suspicious circumstances. Is it coincidence, or intentional intimidation?
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Southern Weekend: Do Officials Really Fear the Internet?

May 16, 2010
By C. Custer
Southern Weekend: Do Officials Really Fear the Internet?

"The internet has become a milestone invention for Chinese politics. But really, this is shameful. The internet has provided a way to supervise officials; however, if our laws (including the constitution) were enforced to the letter, we wouldn't be clutching at straws hoping the internet can solve our problems."
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Han Han: “The Onions That Can’t Be Cleaned”

May 15, 2010
By K. E. David
Han Han: “The Onions That Can’t Be Cleaned”

"With any generation, brainwashing is just like washing vegetables—there are always a few onions that will never be thoroughly cleaned. In the past, some people would take these onions and peel them clean, but following the changes of succeeding generations, are satisfied mind their own business. But...
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Yu Jian: “Education Without Heart”

May 14, 2010
By K. E. David
Yu Jian: “Education Without Heart”

Yu Jian discusses how the contemporary Chinese education system is failing to produce individuals with "empathetic hearts", and that the current system is too focused on producing test results instead of quality human beings.
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The Adventures of Zhao Zuohai

May 13, 2010
By K. Drinhausen
The Adventures of Zhao Zuohai

“Being disappeared” is nothing new in China. But “being confessed, pledged guilty, sentenced, declared innocent and touristed” – which is how a netizens sums up the tale of misfortunes that Zhao Zuohai was subjected to – is very telling of why of the unassuming grammatical particle bei (被) that indicates the passive voice became...
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Ai Weiwei’s Newest Piece: “Missing”

May 12, 2010
By C. Custer
Ai Weiwei’s Newest Piece: “Missing”

Ai Weiwei's newest piece, an audio recording over three hours long, is his latest effort to commemorate the students who died in the Sichuan earthquake.
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China’s Youth: Angry, Aspiring, or Excrement?

May 11, 2010
By K. E. David
China’s Youth: Angry, Aspiring, or Excrement?

Are China's youth really that angry?
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Teaching Chinese (and China) in the United States

May 10, 2010
By C. Custer
Teaching Chinese (and China) in the United States

Chinese teachers face a hard culture shock when they start working in American schools.
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