Philosophy

Yang Hengjun: “Discussing the post-80s Generation” (Part 2)

April 2, 2010
By K. E. David
Yang Hengjun: “Discussing the post-80s Generation” (Part 2)

"The system of values a country embraces is inextricably linked to the fate of that country’s youth."
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Qiushi Magazine on Modern Chinese Patriotism

January 6, 2010
By C. Custer
Qiushi Magazine on Modern Chinese Patriotism

The following translation is an excerpt from this article from the Party magazine Qiushi. The whole article is called “The Main Issue for Modern Patriotism: Pushing Forward the Great Undertaking of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics”; we have translated only a small segment of it. It’s not the sort of thing we generally post, but...
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Ai Weiwei: The Need for Change

December 17, 2009
By C. Custer

After some time in Europe, which he spent doing art stuff and recuperating from what Professor Farnsworth would call his stylish head wound, Ai Weiwei is back in Beijing. And thanks to Tiger Temple (Ai’s own blog seems to be gone, we can’t access it even here in the States), we’ve got some pretty...
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"Thoughts on Democracy"

October 3, 2009
By C. Custer

The following is a translation of this post by Li Yinhe, the famous sociologist, sexologist, and widow of Wang Xiaobo. Emphasis and links were added by ChinaGeeks for the purposes of context and clarity. Translation In these past few years, following on the heels of China’s economic success, the topic of democracy has begun...
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Ai Weiwei: "All That's Left is a Grass Mud Horse"

June 15, 2009
By C. Custer

In sixty years, have never seen a ballot. There isn't education for everyone, there isn't medical insurance, there's no freedom of the press, there's no freedom of speech, there's no freedom of information, there's no freedom to live and move where you choose, there's no independent judiciary, there's no one supervising public opinion,...
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Freedom of Speech in China

January 16, 2009
By C. Custer

The excellent China site EastSouthWestNorth has just posted its translation of a fascinating article, originally written by Shen Minte and published in the Beijing Daily News. The whole thing is available at the ESWN link above, but here is an especially interesting passage: This leads to another piece of common knowledge: when a certain...
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