Translations

Earthquake scientist Wang Chengmin provides an inside look into the problems with trying to predict earthquakes, and journalist Zhao Shilong takes the S.S.B. to task for wasting money that could be spent on earthquake prevention.
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Thousands of protesters gathered in Zhuanghe, Liaoning and knelt before the mayor to demand better handling of corruption. Apparently, they knelt so hard that they knelt him right out of a job.
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We like to listen to Han Han, and his critics too.
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A foreigner got drunk and made a fool of himself. How do Chinese people watching the video respond?
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Zhang Wen offers a primer on Bo Xilai, and compares him to Mao. Can Bo usher in a new era of politics in China, or is he taking it back to the days of yore?
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In his latest post, science fiction writer and subversive blogger Han Song considers the possibility of a major earthquake in Beijing. Han Song’s style is a little disjointed at times, and this post swings from fantasy and dissidence to history and geology. His assessment of the situation is thought-provoking, if a little 2012. Below...
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Yang Hengjun speaks to the post-80s generation, explaining his 70-year theory on why authoritarianism always fails.
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A complete translation of Wen Jiabao's editorial in memory of Hu Yaobang. This essay is very significant because it might indicate that there is a political shift happening in terms of how Hu Yaobang and even the Tiananmen Square protests are being viewed.
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According to this story, "Yushu Assistant Director of Education Xiao Yuping said that as of around 7:40 P.M. yesterday, there were already 56 students who were confirmed dead."
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Wang Hui's plagiarism -- or lack thereof -- has taken on a life of its own and become a jumping-off point for lots of discussions on the state of Chinese academia.
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