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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: Rule of Law
Appeal to Immediately Free Seven Citizens Criminally Detained for Calling for Asset Disclosure
April 18, 2013 As of noon today (April 18, Beijing Time), at least seven citizens in Beijing have been criminally detained for demanding asset disclosure by government officials. Around noon today, the family of Mr. Zhao Changqing (赵常青) received a … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Rule of Law
Tagged and Zhao Changqing, asset disclosure, Beijing, criminal detention, Ding Jiaxi, Hou Xin, Li Wei, Ma Xinli, Sun Hanhui, Wang Yonghong, Xidan, Yuan Dong, Zhang Baocheng
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Vaginas in Wrath: Face to Face with Masanjia Woman’s Labor Camp, by Ai Xiaoming
Ai Xiaoming (艾晓明) is a professor of Chinese modern literature at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. In recent years she’s best known for her participation in social movements and documentary making. Her work includes Three Days in Wukan (乌坎三日), The … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Human Rights & Civil Rights Movement, Rule of Law
Tagged Ai Xiaoming, Auschwitz, Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch, custody and repatriation policy, Gao Zhisheng, Katyn Forest, laojiao, LENS magazine, Lin Zhao, Masanjia, Masanjia Woman's Labor Camp, reeducation through labor, Sun Zhigang
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Ten-Year Old Girl Appeals for Help from China’s First Lady
In my recent blog “Lock Up and Lock Down” about crackdowns on dissidents and activists during the Two Meetings, I mentioned an incident about a ten-year-old girl whose father is a dissident in Hefei, Anhui (安徽合肥): “In a particularly egregious … Continue reading
