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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: Tiananmen Square
The Road Home Is 22 Years Long
An exile returns to his 86-year-old mother and family. In the morning of November 27, 2012, after tweeting “Good morning, tweeps!” to his friends on Twitter, Mr. Wu Renhua (吴仁华), a resident of Los Angeles, boarded a plane to China. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China
Tagged Cangnan, Chen Ziming, China University of Political Science and Law, Hu Ping, June 4th, Liubukou, Martial law troops, massacre, Statement of Guarantee, Statement of Repentance, Tian'anmen Incident, Tian'anmen Movement, Tiananmen Square, Wang Dan, Wang Juntao, Wenzhou, Wu Renhua, Wuerkaixi, Xiang Xiaoji
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Telling the truth about China
As I prepared myself for leaving China to embark on something of a speaking tour of American churches, I was told time and again by friends, co-workers, former students, and even the Party Secretary of the hospital to tell them … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China
Tagged Chen Pingfu, China, Great Wall, Great Wall of China, One-child policy, Terracotta Army, Tiananmen Square, United States
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Today, June 4th
When former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Hu Yaobang (胡耀邦), sacked by Deng Xiaoping for his bolder calls for re-evaluating the past and reforming for the future, died on April 15, 1989, college students in Beijing began a wave … Continue reading
Posted in Bits of Weibo, Current Events
Tagged 1989, 38th Army, Democracy, freedom, Hu Yaobang, June 4th, Li Peng, massacre, tank, Tiananmen Square, Wu Renhua, Zhou Yongjun
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Seeing Red in China 