Translations

“China’s Unluckiest Father: Gao Zhanghong is Arrested”

May 17, 2010
By C. Custer
“China’s Unluckiest Father: Gao Zhanghong is Arrested”

A man whose sons were both harmed by shoddy products is arrested under rather suspicious circumstances. Is it coincidence, or intentional intimidation?
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Southern Weekend: Do Officials Really Fear the Internet?

May 16, 2010
By C. Custer
Southern Weekend: Do Officials Really Fear the Internet?

"The internet has become a milestone invention for Chinese politics. But really, this is shameful. The internet has provided a way to supervise officials; however, if our laws (including the constitution) were enforced to the letter, we wouldn't be clutching at straws hoping the internet can solve our problems."
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Han Han: “The Onions That Can’t Be Cleaned”

May 15, 2010
By K. E. David
Han Han: “The Onions That Can’t Be Cleaned”

"With any generation, brainwashing is just like washing vegetables—there are always a few onions that will never be thoroughly cleaned. In the past, some people would take these onions and peel them clean, but following the changes of succeeding generations, are satisfied mind their own business. But...
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Yu Jian: “Education Without Heart”

May 14, 2010
By K. E. David
Yu Jian: “Education Without Heart”

Yu Jian discusses how the contemporary Chinese education system is failing to produce individuals with "empathetic hearts", and that the current system is too focused on producing test results instead of quality human beings.
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The Adventures of Zhao Zuohai

May 13, 2010
By K. Drinhausen
The Adventures of Zhao Zuohai

“Being disappeared” is nothing new in China. But “being confessed, pledged guilty, sentenced, declared innocent and touristed” – which is how a netizens sums up the tale of misfortunes that Zhao Zuohai was subjected to – is very telling of why of the unassuming grammatical particle bei (被) that indicates the passive voice became...
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Ai Weiwei’s Newest Piece: “Missing”

May 12, 2010
By C. Custer
Ai Weiwei’s Newest Piece: “Missing”

Ai Weiwei's newest piece, an audio recording over three hours long, is his latest effort to commemorate the students who died in the Sichuan earthquake.
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“GaoKao Essays That Got a Zero”

May 4, 2010
By C. Custer
“GaoKao Essays That Got a Zero”

One college hopeful pens a biting satire in response to the national GaoKao essay question, and gets a zero for his troubles.
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Han Han and the Kindergarten Killings

May 3, 2010
By C. Custer
Han Han and the Kindergarten Killings

Excerpts from a censored Han Han essay about the kindergarten attacks, and a call for discussion of the reasons behind them.
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State Media Blames Housing Crisis on Corrupt Government

April 29, 2010
By C. Custer
State Media Blames Housing Crisis on Corrupt Government

An harsh editorial from a State-owned paper condemning corruption and blaming it as the cause of high housing prices might signal the gov't is finally taking the housing bubble seriously.
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Zhang Wen: “China is Sick”

April 28, 2010
By Chris Hearne
Zhang Wen: “China is Sick”

China is sick. Where is the deft hand, where is the magic wand that can stir life in dead wood?
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