Excerpts from a censored Han Han essay about the kindergarten attacks, and a call for discussion of the reasons behind them.
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Excerpts from a censored Han Han essay about the kindergarten attacks, and a call for discussion of the reasons behind them.
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Gao Zhisheng is missing again. What the hell is going on with this case?
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An harsh editorial from a State-owned paper condemning corruption and blaming it as the cause of high housing prices might signal the gov't is finally taking the housing bubble seriously.
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Earthquake scientist Wang Chengmin provides an inside look into the problems with trying to predict earthquakes, and journalist Zhao Shilong takes the S.S.B. to task for wasting money that could be spent on earthquake prevention.
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Thousands of protesters gathered in Zhuanghe, Liaoning and knelt before the mayor to demand better handling of corruption. Apparently, they knelt so hard that they knelt him right out of a job.
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Reports are saying Buddhist monks are being asked to step out of the relief efforts. Is that really such a bad thing?
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How can the government affect real change in eliminating the "tofu-dreg buildings" that many students must attend classes in?
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In his latest post, science fiction writer and subversive blogger Han Song considers the possibility of a major earthquake in Beijing. Han Song’s style is a little disjointed at times, and this post swings from fantasy and dissidence to history and geology. His assessment of the situation is thought-provoking, if a little 2012. Below...
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According to this story, "Yushu Assistant Director of Education Xiao Yuping said that as of around 7:40 P.M. yesterday, there were already 56 students who were confirmed dead."
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Sexologist and activist Li Yinhe has dedicated her latest three blog posts to the defence of Ma Xiaohai, a Nanjing Technical University professor who recently pleaded ‘not guilty’ to accusations of group licentiousness, having been caught organising group sex meetings. In a previous post, Li defended Professor Ma’s right to sexual freedom (referring to...
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