Translations

StarCraft 2 in China: “We Gamers Really Suffer”

August 12, 2010
By C. Custer
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A translation of Chinese online discussions about Starcraft 2 and the prejudice Chinese gamers face on Taiwanese servers.
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Zhang Wen: “Strong Authorities, Weak Media”

August 10, 2010
By Alex Taggart
Zhang Wen: “Strong Authorities, Weak Media”

Zhang Wen calls on Chinese media to stand up for their rights when faced with unlawful hassle from authorities.
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Posted in Current Events, Journalism, Law, Media, Translations, Video | 2 Comments »

Guo Degang and China’s Weird Celebrity Standards

August 8, 2010
By C. Custer
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The Guo Degang scandal and China's bizarre fixation on squeaky-clean celebrities.
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Southern Weekend: “Managing the Internet Using Laws: Praiseworthy!”

August 6, 2010
By C. Custer
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Why Chen Min thins the Beijing Police agreeing to follow the law in monitoring their own microblog is a good thing.
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Dealing With Protesters: A Workflow For Busy Officials

August 3, 2010
By C. Custer
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A quick analysis of an interesting political cartoon from Southern Weekend.
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Coal Mining Accidents, Corruption, and Complacency

August 1, 2010
By C. Custer
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A discussion of the complacency that sets in when it comes to coal mining in China, where accidents are common and outrage rage. We translate a piece by Zhao Shilong on the subject and then attempt to kick off a deeper discussion.
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Posted in Journalism, Opinions, Politics, Translations | 5 Comments »

Economic Observer Defends its Reporters

July 29, 2010
By C. Custer
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They sure know how to stir up trouble over at the Economic Observer. Home to Wang Keqin, the investigative reporter who has uncovered a wide variety of scandals (most recently, the tainted vaccines in Shaanxi), police in Zhejiang recently announced they're seeking another Economic Observer reporter (Qiu Ziming) who is accused of...
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Li Yinhe on Nudity in Art and Society

July 26, 2010
By C. Custer
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Li Yinhe wonders what China thinks is so terrible about the human body?
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Posted in Culture, History, Translations | 9 Comments »

Guest Post: How Chinese Intellectuals Perceive the Tibet Issue

July 21, 2010
By C. Custer
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Mindy Zhang translates an email from a professor detailing his opinions on the "Tibet issue".
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Posted in Education, International Relations, Politics, Translations | 45 Comments »

Tainted Vaccine “Protesters” Beaten, Bones Fractured

July 20, 2010
By C. Custer
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The parents of children who were victims of tainted vaccines continued their attempts to get an explanation out of the Ministry of Health. Instead, they were brutally beaten and are still being held in a police station and denied medical treatment.
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