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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In real life and on the internet, one can often see and hear people loudly complaining about the injustices of life and the dark aspects of society. Speaking with righteous anger, if they aren't talking about corruption they're discussing the impotence of the government, mocking and complaining, blaming everyone but themselves. They speak as...
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The following is a translation of a part of this post from Ai Weiwei’s blog. It’s a transcript of a phone conversation between him and a PSB officer, and we think it’s interesting in several ways. The analysis, though, we leave up to you. Backstory On the afternoon of Sept 9th, Liu Yanping saw...
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If we say that the essence of the Lu Xun spirit is skepticism, seeing things clearly, being critical, and taking a stand , then is needed and relevant during any time period. The problem is, it seems as though teachers today don't plan to present things that way.
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Recently we got an email requesting that we do a piece about this story. The whole story is worth a read, but the gist of it is thus: Authorities in China are moving to snuff out petitioning, a centuries-old form of protest that brings thousands of aggrieved people to the capital each year seeking...
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Apparently. According to the Middle Eastern Media Research Institute, not everyone is content with blaming the WUC or the CCP for the riots in Xinjiang last month, so the Syrian government has introduced a new three-letter acronym to blame: USA. From the article (an editorial in the state-owned Al-Thawra): While the G-8 countries were...
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The following is part 2 of our translation of a blog post called “Conversations with an Old Comrade on the Eve of the 60th Anniversary of the PRC“. Part one is here. The China Media Project has already done a piece on this, which everyone should read, but we thought it would be valuable...
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...That old comrade passed away a few years ago, his long-cherished wish still just a wish. How can this be explained to the people, and to history? From the first split between the Nationalist and Communist Parties, the Nationalists suppressed us for 22 years, shutting out our publications, catching and killing our members, and...
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The Anti-CNN folks are up in arms again, so much so that their webmaster has written a news story about it in English. This time, the target of their displeasure is the New York Times, who apparently edited photo captions for photos of the riots in Xinjiang. The photos came with captions from...
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The following is a translation of this post by Li Yinhe. Dear Kunming Municipal Party Committee Complaints Secretary, I want to discuss with you the Kunming Elementary School student prostitution case, the Chen Yan prostitution case that followed it, and the father-accommodated prostitution case. According to my analysis of the interviews of reporters, there...
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