Stories about China from September, 2010
China: Fishing boat captain detained, protests planned
More than a week after a Chinese fishing boat collided with Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in territory disputed by governments of those two countries and the Chinese captain was detained, anger in China shows little sign of abating soon, and a number of protests are planned for this weekend.
China: Shanghai’s 7 Social Classes
Baoru from CNReviews translated an article from JFDaily on Shanghai's 7 social class.
Smart use of mobile in a rural Chinese restaurant
Lonniehodge posted a twitpic showing the use of mobile wireless device for checking order in a rural Chinese restaurant.
China: Online Game: Nail House Vs. Demolitionists
ESWN translates a local report introducing a recent hot online game in China – Nail House Vs. Demolitionists.
Paraguayans, their paramours and the MP7
I host a radio show in Asunción, Paraguay’s capital. Every Friday afternoon I ask my listeners for real stories, to help them relax in this city’s traffic. And it was during one of these Friday-afternoon call-ins—I had asked about technology that helps cover up unwanted tracks—that I first heard about Chinese dual-SIM mobile phones.
China: Han Han on Daiyu Islands
Julian Smisek translated prominent blogger Han Han's recent post on Daiyu islands incident. (via DANWEI)
China: A Law Professor for Sale…
"My name is Yang Zhizhu and I was originally an assistant professor at the China Youth University for Political Sciences. My wife got pregnant by accident and did not have the heart to get an abortion. On December 21, 2009 she gave birth to our second daughter."
China: Microblogging about the husband and his mistress…
ESWN translated the live cast (via microblog> of a wife catching her husband and his mistress sleeping naked in bed.
China: Video game censorship
The Angry Chinese Blogger looks into the Chinese government's censorship against video game, an area where human rights organizations have overlooked.
China and Japan: Reactions on Chinese Fishing Boat Captain Arrested by Japanese
ChinaSMACK translates Chinese netizens’ reactions towards the arrest of Chinese fishing boat captain by the Japanese coast guards.
Asia: Videos on Drug Abuse and Detention Centers
Drug abuse detention centers in Asia are in the spotlight. Although some Asian drug addicts go in voluntarily to kick their habit, in some places, this has led to routine human rights abuses where people off the street are locked up with no choice, tortured, raped, forced to work for free and denied basic comforts.
China: Activist Chen Guangcheng Released after Serving Full Sentence
Barefoot lawyer, Chen Guangcheng is released today (September 9) after serving the four years and three months full sentence. China Human Rights Defenders urged the authorities to stop harassing Chen and his family.
Taiwan Without Petrochemical Industry…
What would have happened had petrochemical industry ceased to exist in Taiwan? The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economical Affairs has tried hard to convince Taiwanese citizens that if Taiwan does not build more petrochemical industrial plants, its economy will collapse and people will suffer.
China: Afterthoughts following the New Zealand earthquake
News of the lack of direct casualties and minimal damage done in New Zealand's earthquake this past week has provoked widespread discussion over how far China has come since the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province more than two years ago.
China: Police's micro-blogging experience
Michelle from interlocals.net has translated a story from Xinhua.net about the Chinese police officers’ strategy and experience in micro-blogging,
China: Is the West Becoming Chinafied?
Stan Abrams from china/divide discusses the trend of the West becoming Chinafied in terms of language, culture and economy.
China: Tian Xi Deserves Happiness
23-year-old Tian Xi is an AIDS patient who was inflected with HIV in 1996 upon receiving a blood transmission in a hospital in Xincai county, Henan province.
China: The arrest of Xie Chaoping
A Chinese writer, Xie Chaoping, was arrested by Shaanxi Police for his book on “The Great Relocation”. ESWN has translated the story.
Hong Kong and China: Jackie Chan's empty promise
China Hush has a post on the recent controversy of Hollywood action star Jackie Chan's empty promise of donation to rebuild school.
How Much Does Getting Married In China Cost?
Baoru from CNreviews blogs about the estimated cost of getting married in three major cities in China.
China: Tax case against Xu Zhiyong dismissed
Chinese Law Prof Blog translated a brief post by Xu Zhiyong on the dismissal of the tax evasion charge against Gongmeng Company – an institution for advocating citizen rights.
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