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Ai Weiwei Under House Arrest

November 7, 2010
By C. Custer
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Ai Weiwei is under house arrest. That seems to indicate an interesting shift in strategy for the authorities.
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Posted in Current Events, Discussion Section, Housekeeping | 30 Comments »

A Minor Inconvenience

November 2, 2010
By C. Custer

Here's a video of something that happened when we were up in the Northeast shooting a little documentary.
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Posted in Discussion Section, Politics, Translations, Video | 30 Comments »

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 »

Discussion Section: Thoughts on Balance

August 27, 2010
By C. Custer
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A discussion of journalistic objectivity and how it applies to China blogs (specifically, this one).
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Posted in Discussion Section, Journalism, Media | 15 Comments »

Thoughts on Patriotism, Old and New

August 25, 2010
By C. Custer
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The other day, my fiancee asked me — rather out of the blue — if I was proud to be an American. The question caught me off guard. Pressed for an answer, I suggested that I was sometimes proud to be American, and by way of example noted the recent “terror mosque” controversy that’s...
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Posted in Culture, Discussion Section, History, Translations | 10 Comments »

Is Uncensored Internet Access a Human Right?

June 26, 2010
By C. Custer
Is Uncensored Internet Access a Human Right?

Does China's government have the right to control the internet?
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Posted in Discussion Section, Internet | 1 Comment »

Discussion Section: Should China Send Troops to Kyrgyzstan?

June 14, 2010
By C. Custer
Discussion Section: Should China Send Troops to Kyrgyzstan?

Terrible ethnic rioting has sprung up in Kyrgyzstan. Their government is asking the US and Russia for military help. But can -- and should -- China help?
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Posted in Current Events, Discussion Section, International Relations | 23 Comments »

Discussion Section: How Much More North Korea Can China Put Up With?

June 9, 2010
By C. Custer
Discussion Section: How Much More North Korea Can China Put Up With?

How should China treat North Korea now that the DPRK has shot and killed three Chinese citizens?
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Posted in Current Events, Discussion Section | 6 Comments »

Discussion Section: Is the Shanghai Expo Pointless?

May 5, 2010
By C. Custer
Discussion Section: Is the Shanghai Expo Pointless?

Share your thoughts on the Shanghai Expo's usefulness and appeal -- or lack thereof.
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Posted in Current Events, Discussion Section | 23 Comments »