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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).
Tag Archives: Ai Weiwei
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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Lock Up and Lock Down
Every year in March, China holds its annual Two Meetings—the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) –to “discuss and decide” the important matters of the country. Chinese citizens might not know who in the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Uncategorized
Tagged Ai Weiwei, CPPCC, Hu Jia, Hu Shigen, Mo Zhixu, NPC, Two Meetings, Wang Lihong, Xu Zhiyong, Zhang Anni, Zhang Lin
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Around Town with Chen Guangcheng, the sequel
Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote a post titled Around Town with Chen Guangcheng, in which I recounted my lone protest in Washington, DC, on Valentine’s Day, 2012. That day Xi Jinping was meeting with president Obama in White … Continue reading
Seeing Red in China 