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I'm currently reading Richard Burger's book Behind the Red Door: Sex in China. It is a very interesting look at a subject that is rarely discussed with expats (or anyone else).
Category Archives: Life in China
A Mother’s Tale, on the 5th Anniversary of Wenchuan Earthquake
On May 12, 2008, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake stuck Wenchuan area in Sichuan province. 80,000 died, including more than 5,000 students age from four to eighteen. The quake exposed what has since been known as tofu-dreg construction projects. In Beichuan … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China
Tagged Ai Weiwei, Beichuan High School, Liu Yuting, Tan Zuoren, Tofu-dreg project, Wenchuan earthquake
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Chinese Dream: To Become the Father of an American, by Jia Jia
Jia Jia(贾葭) is an editor and commentator with the iSunAffairs Weekly in Hong Kong.Link to the original is here. A while ago, my neighbor’s Japanese car had its tires slashed, and a note was posted on its windshield that read: … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China
Tagged American dream, Bill Clinton, China Dream, Chinese dream, Education, immigration, Jia Jia, Ma Nan
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To Remember Is to Resist – by Teng Biao
Simply put, Teng Biao (滕彪) is one of the best known human rights lawyers and legal scholars in China. This is his preface to a memoir entitled “A Worthwhile Trip—A Documentation of Beijing Reeducation-through-Labor Dispatch Center”, in which he looks … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights & Civil Rights Movement, Life in China, Rule of Law, Uncategorized
Tagged Beijing, China, Falungong, Police, Prison, RTL, Teng Biao, Wang Lixiong
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Seeing Red in China 