Stories about China from March, 2012
China: Citizens Call for Public Monitoring of Organ Transplantation
After years of speculation, China's Ministry of Health has confirmed that executed prisoners are in fact harvested for organs. Now, netizens want to know: how are donors matched with patients, and do those handing down death sentences also profit from the organ trade?
South Korea: Protest Against Start of Jeju Naval Base Construction
Villagers from Gangjeong, South Korea, have been protesting against the construction of a naval base on Jeju Island for several years. On March 7, the South Korean navy together with the construction company Samsung Corporation, started blasting out rock foundations in the coastline.
China: Appeal to Tibetans To Cease Self-Immolation
A number of Tibetans activists launched a signature campaign urging Tibetans to cease self-immolation and to cherish their lives in a time of oppression. Via Woser's blog.
China: Copycat Movie Posters
Jing Gao from Ministry of Tofu highlights Wenxuecity's collection and comparison of copycat movie posters.
Hong Kong, China: Poems on Ugliness
A poem on “Hong Kong – an Ugly City” from an University student has inspired Hong Kong netizens to write their own poems, such as “China – an ugly country” and “China – a Pathetic Country”.
China: Ancient Wall Gives Way to Luxurious Mansion
A stretch of ancient Changsha city walls was recently unearthed at the construction site of a new luxury development. More from ChinaSMACK.
China: Lesson on Survival Skill
C Custer from China Geeks introduced a satirical animation on the future of Chinese young generation whose lives are threaten by the immoral society.
China: Net Initiative to Help Occupational Lung Disease Sufferers
A netizen initiated charity project 'Love Save Pneumoconiosis', was launched in mid 2011, to help out sufferers of pneumoconiosis. This occupational lung disease, caused by inhalation of dust, particularly affects migrant labourers in rural China.
China: After Voting, Can Wukan Claim Victory?
Finally Wukan village can elect their own local government after rounds of grassroots struggle. China Digital Times has an update of the development and pointed out that the experience is yet to be translated into similar grassroots political changes in other part of China.
Hong Kong: What Can Be Done to Stop Birth Tourism from China?
One of the major conflicts between Hong Kong and China stems from birth tourism. According to official statistics, 95,337 babies were born in Hong Kong in 2011 and as much as 40% of babies' parents are birth tourists from Mainland China.
China: Challenging the 50 Cent Party
With a new spoofed flag, China's army of paid pro-government online commentators have recently gotten the sharp end of a number of new jokes. Oiwan Lam reports.
China: Old propaganda for a new era
China Media Project explains how an old icon, Lei Feng, has been reused recently in the new round of propaganda campaign by the education department.
A Pictorial Guide to China's Politics: Left v. Right
Jimmy from Tea Leaf Nation explains the political position of the leftist and the rightist in China by translating discussion in micro-blogs and a pictorial guide from cnpolitics.org.
China: What Happened in Kashgar?
Xinjiang: Far West China has collected information from different sources and put together a fuller picture on what happened in Kashgar on February 28, 2012 when a riot and/or public demonstration ended in the deaths of over 20 people.
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Oi wan Lam is the North East Asia editor. Email her story ideas or volunteer to write.
