Some Housekeeping Notes

April 15, 2009
By C. Custer
Some Housekeeping Notes

Hello, dear readers! If you’ve visited the site today, you may have noticed that posts and comments now both feature a star rating system. Hooray! Now if you like (or hate) a post, you can let us know, and if you like (or hate) a comment, you can let the commenter know too. You’ll...
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Dealing with the Environment (Before It Kills Us)

April 15, 2009
By C. Custer

Both China and the US have, in their ways, been dancing around environmental issues for years. China, a “developing” nation, played that card, while America played the “War on Terror” card. But the regime change in America, as well as increased recognition on the part of Chinese leaders that environmental issues could also threaten...
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Male-Female Ratio in China: Trouble a’ Brewin’?

April 13, 2009
By Chris Hearne

It’s no secret that there are more men in China than women – 32 million more men, to be exact. This will undeniably have a huge impact on Chinese society. Essentially this means that there are about 32 million Chinese men that will be unable to find wives, unable to carry on their family...
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On Dating Foreigners and Penis Size

April 13, 2009
By C. Custer

At Zhejiang University, there are many girls who, like me, are dating foreigners. I'm young and beautiful, witch excellent grades, and many people pursue me, but I'm dissatisfied with Chinese men. Please tell me, is that not conducting myself with dignity? Loving whom we choose, is this wrong?
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Update: Further Censorship of Ai Weiwei's Project

April 10, 2009
By C. Custer

Recently, we wrote a piece about how people attempting to collect names and information about students who died in the Wenchuan earthquake are meeting some resistance from police and officials. In the past few days, Ai Weiwei’s project has seen even more harassment. Yesterday, he posted a timeline of official messages from the last...
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Thoughts on the New Healthcare Proposal

April 9, 2009
By C. Custer

If you aren’t aware already, the Chinese government recently announced “a blueprint for health-care over the next decade”. The reforms are aimed at making healthcare more available and affordable. The ultimate goal: “By 2020, the world’s most populous country will have a basic health-care system that can provide “safe, effective, convenient and affordable” health...
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