When I had finished my meal and was heading home, the landlady came over anxiously and said, "Last night seven police officers came looking for you, they said they were looking for someone from Beijing who spoke Mandarin; they are checking all the guesthouses in Nanba. They were pianjing [片警, a common nickname for...
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International human rights group Reporters Without Borders said, in terms of reporters, dissidents, netizens, and activists jailed for fighting for freedom of speech, China is far, far ahead of other countries. And it seems as though from China's large population and 56 minority groups, Tibetans seem to be far, far ahead of everyone else...
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Your silence and ignorance have already become the price for your safety, become an important reason your existence is permitted. You have become the cost of maintaining the status quo in your republic, and for the sake of the great and kind mother, why not? If you can't see or hear anything, then you...
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It was the first time unadulterated music had ever plucked at my heartstrings like that. Tears came, and I quickly wiped them away, trying valiantly to keep my body from shaking from the trembles that accompany sobs, afraid that those sitting behind me might see. In the past, I had heard of people who...
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If you want to know how to help the earthquake victims, you first have to understand what kind of help they need....But from news reports you can only see a pretty picture...If you only watched TV, you’d think that they’re not only happier than people from outside the area, but they’re also happier than...
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WARNING: This post contains some graphic images. Proceed at your own risk. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei keeps on trucking, collecting names and information of students who died in the May 12th earthquake one year ago, and but the censors moving along just the same, deleting posts as he puts them up over and over...
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More and more people worldwide are learning Chinese each year, and if the Chinese government has anything to do with it, they’ll be learning at Confucius Institutes. Confucius Institutes (孔子学院) are a Ministry of Education initiative; they are in essence Chinese language and culture schools set up in foreign countries, sometimes at universities, that...
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I'm not opposed to having a plan for your life, but making up a chart for it in Excel is terrifying. In life, you only get one trip to the end of the road , or only one chance up on the stage; I feel these all can rely on charts. However, getting...
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Two masked me took me (Zhao Xinhua), tied me arms, twisted my neck down to the ground, and kicked and punched me. Another man grabbed my hair and used it to slam my head to the ground, they beat me until I was screaming in pain. Later, they dragged and beat me two hundred...
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Zhang Xinqi, from Henan province, was a worker on the Olympic Forest Park. On July 2nd, 2008 I met...
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