Stories about China from February, 2008
Mexico: Chinese Community Celebrates New Year
Cuadernos de Silicio [es] describes the events surrounding preparations for the Chinese New Year in Mexico City, and that 2008 corresponds to “the Year of the Rat,” a year that members of the Chinese community think “could be favorable for having a lot of children, as it is characteristic of...
East Asia: Early Modern Periodization
Morgan Pitelka from frog in a well blogs about a symposium on “early modern” periodization in East Asia. There is an interesting debate about comparative history.
China: Bullhorn Moment
Enka compares the bullhorn photo of Premier Wen Jiabo with a bullhorn photo of Bush.
China: Netizen Party
RFA reports that the chair of China Xinmin Party, Guo Quan announced the establishment of China Netizen Party to be a branch of Xinmin Party on Feb 3, 2008 (zh).
China: Illegal to View Pornography?
In responding to the popstar sex scandal, Liu Xiaoyuan pointed out that in mainland China, according to the Police regulation on Internet in announced in 1997, viewing pornography can be illegal in China (zh). The blogger stated that morality issue can't be handed by the state and shouldn't be punished.
Hong Kong and China: How About Other Reporters in Jail?
Hong Kong Journalist Ching Cheong has been released by Chinese government. Wang Ning asked: how about other reporters and human rights activists, such as Lu Jianhua, Hu Jia, and Guo Feixiong?(zh) The blogger said, if China wants to have a grand Olympic, the government should release all of them.
China: Comparing Chinese and Western Culture
Designer Yang Liu used simple graphic to compare Chinese and Western Culture. Onemanbandwidth captured some of the comparisons.
China: Storm in the way home
China is wading on its icy way home. I hope to record how common people face the most serious snowstorm and sleet disaster China met in as long as 50 years. Their stories tell how the whole country shares one dream of going home, a dream that ties us together.
Australia: Watching China
Should Australia be anxious of China's increasing maritime capabilities?
China: Lunar new year approaches with tragedy growing
Crisis looms large across the south part of the country with the 2008 China Snowstorm showing no signs of letting up. Trains are trapped [zh] on tracks, cars stuck on highways, flights have been delayed and canceled up and down the east coast and at least one woman has been...
China: Traditional Tibetan Song
Michael blogs his experience as a voluntary teacher in Jinyuan. He also posts a video with his students singing traditional Tibetan song.
China: Premier Wen Jiabo's Tear
Buliaoyuan listed out the occasion when premier Wen Jiabo shed tear because of people's suffering. Then the blogger points out that it is about time for Wen to visit Bobo city and shed tears for Hu Jia family (zh).
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