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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: Great Leap Forward
New Citizens’ Movement, by Xu Zhiyong
On May 29th Xu Zhiyong published an article titled “New Citizens Movement” (sometimes translated New Civil Movement), it is presented here in English for the first time with the permission of Xu Zhiyong (translated by an anonymous friend of the … Continue reading
Sheng Shuren: A Journalist in New China – Part 4 – The Great Leap Forward and Propaganda
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 I almost forgot; I had been to Shanghai before. It was the Chinese New Year of 1990, I decided spontaneously to go to a friend’s home to spend the holidays. On New Year’s Eve, … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life in China
Tagged China, Chinese New Year, Great Leap Forward, Hefei, History, journalism, propaganda, Shanghai, United States, Xinhua News Agency
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Chaos Theory
Last week I carefully broached the subject of Tian’anmen Square with one of my co-workers. Together we looked through a series of pictures from that day from The Atlantic (excellent), which sparked a very interesting, and yet minimally productive conversation. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged Arab Spring, China, Chinese people, Cultural Revolution, Global Times, Government, Great Leap Forward, Syria
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Seeing Red in China 