Latest posts by Oiwan Lam from March, 2010
China and Hong Kong: Police and media
ESWN translated mainland blogger Yang Hengjun's eye witness report on the protest outside the China liaison office in March 13, 2010. Yang criticized the excessive police force and the self-censored practice of local media in Hong Kong.
Japan: Farmers’ blogs
Kurashi introduces a number of Japanese farmers who blog about farming.
South Korea: Birth rate
Andrew Gruen from Ohmynews! wrote an article addressing the problem of low birth rate in South Korea and pointed out that gender equality is more important than policy in raising birth rate.
China: Should Google “Burn Its Boats” On The Way Out?
DigiCha discusses a possible strategy for Google to leave China. The strategy is “burning its boats” on the way out, which means taking the filters off and forcing the government to shut down Google.cn.
China: Flashmob at Chengdu Electronics Science and Technology University
Around 1000 male students gathered outside the Chengdu Electronics Science and Technology University's building number 5 expecting to have a glimpse of a female student who wanted to look for a boyfriend. The male to female ratio is that university is 25: 1. (story via ESWN)
China: GFW history
Damon from interlocals.net posts a video on the history of China's Great Firewall – a filter that covers the whole country and filters and blocks away illegal and politically sensitive content.
The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong
Big Lychee writes a book review on Underground Front – The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong. The book is written by former legislator Christine Loh on the history of the Chinese Communist Party's underground network in Hong Kong.
China and the U.S: Obama's China strategy
China Matters has a commentary on China and the U.S relation. While China offers economic partnership and cash, Obama government isolates China in issues like Copenhagen climate summit, non-proliferation, Iran sanctions and RMB valuation
China: Zola's English blog
Well known citizen reporter Zhou Shuguang starts to blog in English as he wants to be more international. Here is his first post.
Japan: No Nukes
Martin J Frid blogs about the recently revealed secret agreement between Japan and the U.S in 1969 which has violated the three non-nuclear principles signed by former Japanese Prime Minister Sato in 1974. The agreement stated that if there was a war or a crisis, Japan would not object to...
China: Left critique of liberal calls for hukou reform
On March 1, 13 major newspapers issued a joint call to the NPC & CPPCC to reform the hukou (household registration) system. The Chinese leftist, however, considered the real intention of the call is the privatization of rural farmland. More from The China Study Group.
Japan: Miso making party
Tokyo Green Space has a photo essay on a Miso making party.
Hong Kong: The fictitious spokesman
David Webb criticized the HK's government's practice of giving media briefing in anonymity in order to avoid accountability to the public.
China: A confession of an Internet naked runner
What would you do if you were forced to comply to the “real name registration” in order to access the Internet? And if every word that you said online would be monitored by the government? When there is no way for you to protect your privacy, probably you would also...
China: Petty bourgeoisie
Elliot Ng from CN Review looks into the Chinese modern usage of the popular term “xiao-zi”, which originated from Karl Marx's “Petty bourgeoisie”.
China's Rule of Law is in Full Retreat
Recently a Chinese law scholar Jiang Ping had a public talk criticizing the retreat of China's rule of law. His speech is now translated at Chinese Law Prof Blog.
China: The Diary of the Tobacco Bureau Chief
ESWN has translated the 07-08 diary of the Tobacco Bureau Chief in Guangxi. The Diary has detailed record of the government official's lifestyles, including sexual encounters, drinking binges and taking bribes.
China: Invented English words with Chinese characteristics
Lightson gathered a list of newly invented English words for describing the specific Chinese Context.
China: People's representatives
A diagram showing the ratio of Chinese government / party official and ordinary people in the people's representative of the National Congress in China. It appears that more than 75% of the delegate is government / party official. (via twitterer yuanxinting)
China: Official's sex diary
Veggie discourse translated a recent sex scandal of a Chinese official in Guangxi, whose’ diary has recorded his daily activities in taking bribes and having sexual intercourse with women.
China: QQ phone about to emerge
Kenengba has an article foreseeing the launching of QQ phone in the near future.