Stories about Chinese from September, 2008
Hong Kong: Iron Vote
Hegelchong explains how the pro-establishment party develop their “iron vote” through neighborhood network while the pan democrats in Hong Kong are very unorganized.
China: Anti Human Flesh Search Engine
Zhu Qiang-qiang urged Chinese netizens stop the behavior of Human flesh search engine. Ku6.com has video an interview about his action.
China: Handling of Yang Jia's secret trial breeds widespread discontent
As authorities remain silent, criticism regarding the handling of the Yang Jia police murder trial grows steadily stronger.
Hong Kong: Voting
Ngszehin urges everyone to cast their vote in the legco election.
China: True or false? A fugitive sergeant’s diary
Since the end of August, a post named “A fugitive sergeant’s diary” has flared and spread among many different Chinese blogs, BBSs and online communities, and finally even attracted attention of the mainstream media, including Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the government.
Hong Kong: Exist Poll
Alone in the Fart discusses about the recent pressure given by the election committee to a research center in Hong Kong University concerning the disclosure of exist poll during the legislative council election and points out that other exist poll research organizations are far more politically charged.
Taiwan: The flying saucer houses will be torn down
These flying saucer houses, as the Chiang-Kai-Shek Memorial, were built in 1970s...They are very special architectures. We can observe how architects tried to free themselves from the mainstream palace-like buildings. On the other hand, at the end of 1970, Taiwan just overcame the challenge of oil crisis and embraced the economic growth. Taiwanese finally had more income and higher life quality. The presence of the flying saucer houses as resorts shows that people in those days had some money to spend on new and fancy activities as other people in developed countries.
Hong Kong: Leave Blogger Alone
Local newspapers had posted extensive photos of an university student who was killed by an accident last month, Jansen suspected that the photos were downloaded from facebook without permission, he urged the media to respect the dead and leave bloggers alone. Sidekick suggested that bloggers should post a will in...
China: A Story of Unrequited Love
[BLT]FQX posted a funny and beautiful set of pictures about “a story of unrequited love“.
China: Yang Jia given death penalty in problematic trial
Yang killed people, and this should have been condemned by society. What comes unexpectedly, though, is that he actually earned many people's sympathy. Can't people tell right from wrong? What possible reason could there be, for public and social values to get as screwed up as this?
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