Archive for October, 2010

Hu Xingdou: Wen Jiabao, Hero of the Chinese People

October 30, 2010
By K. Drinhausen
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Is China's Premier on his way of becoming a national hero and the countries highest ranking dissident?
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In Brief: Han Han on Criticism from Li Ao and Chen Wenqian

October 28, 2010
By C. Custer
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Han Han finally responds to some of his critics, but in doing so, he manages to make himself look even worse.
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Fatal Car Accident Uncovers More University Plagiarism

October 27, 2010
By C. Custer
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The "My Dad is Li Gang" incident has uncovered a number of other, smaller scandals, the most recent of which is the Hebei University President's extensive plagiarism on his Ph.D thesis.
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Posted in Current Events, Education, Translations | 6 Comments »

Foreigners Struggle to Combat Chinese Cheaters

October 23, 2010
By K. E. David
Foreigners Struggle to Combat Chinese Cheaters

The lengths that some test takers are willing to go to for good marks, and what foreign testing institutions, like ETS, are doing to stop them.
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Dumb Arguments About Liu Xiaobo

October 19, 2010
By C. Custer
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Liu Xiaobo winning the Nobel Peace Prize has given rise to a lot of discussion. The Global Times, for one, has been running vicious op-eds slamming Liu and the Nobel Peace Prize daily since the award was announced. Some of the discussion happening outside official media, in contrast, has been interesting and productive, but...
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Posted in Current Events, Discussion Section, Internet, Opinions | 68 Comments »

Chinese reactions on the Chile mine rescue

October 18, 2010
By Andy Yee
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The successful rescue of 33 miners trapped underground in Chile for 69 days had drawn a lot of comments from netizens in China. China’s coal mining industry is considered one of the most dangerous in the world. According to official figures, 2,631 coal miners died in 1,616 mine accidents in China in 2009, but...
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Posted in Current Events, Translations | 5 Comments »

Interview Series Episode 3: Tania Branigan

October 16, 2010
By C. Custer
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We sit down with Tania Branigan, the Guardian's China correspondent, and talk about being a foreign correspondent in China.
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Interview Series Episode 2: Secretary Zhang

October 12, 2010
By C. Custer
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An interview with the man who founded 1984bbs. Today, that bbs closes for good. Learn why it was important, and what Zhang had to put up with to keep it open as long as he did.
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Posted in Current Events, Internet, Interviews, Politics, Video | 14 Comments »

Interview Series Episode 1: Tom Lasseter

October 11, 2010
By C. Custer
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We interview Tom Lasseter about how you start covering China, his favorite stories so far, and whether or not Xinhua's push to boost China's soft power can really work.
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