Latest posts by Oiwan Lam from June, 2010
China and the U.S: The cultural work of tests
Maryannodonnell compares the cultural meaning of test in China and the U.S.
The Internet Situation In China
The Angry Chinese Bloggers comments on the “controversy” and “debate” on the latest China internet policy white paper.
China and Japan: “Wanted Criminal” arrested and released
Angry Chinese Blogger comments on the recent arrest of Wu'er Kaixi, a former Chinese student activist and “wanted criminal” in Japan. The blogger believes that the Chinese government is too afraid to put him on trial.
China: “Chinese Women, Please Don’t Sleep With Foreigners”
Maxiwawa from ChinaSMACK translated a popular post, “Chinese women, please don't sleep with foreigners”, circulated in various online forums. It is another story in which nationalism is reproduced through discourse on gender and sex.
Macau: Amendment of media law
Michelle from interlocals.net translated an article updating the free speech situation in Macau. Professional media workers are calling for media reform while the government wants to amend laws to control the Internet.
China: Tan Zuoren’s Harsh Sentence Upheld by Sichuan High Court
The Sichuan Provincial High People’s Court upheld the judgment of activist and environmentalist Tan Zuoren (谭作人). Tan was convicted of “inciting subversion of state power” in February 2010 and sentenced to five years in prison, with an additional three years’ deprivation of political rights, following a trial in August 2009....
Japan: Surrealistic paintings by Tetsuya Ishida
PaintPink Tentacle blogs a selection of Tetsuya Ishida's (1973-2005) surrealistic paintings on the dark side of modern life.
South Korea: Netizens Question Cause of Cheonan Tragedy
Ronda Hauben from Ohmynews blogs about south Korean netizen's doubt about the cause of Cheonan Tragedy and government's move to invite bloggers and twitterers “to dispel any doubts among the young that North Korea was behind the deadly attack”.
Hong Kong: Goddess of Democracy denied entry
Today is the 21st anniversary of the June 4 Massacre in Beijing Tiananmen and the Hong Kong public will continue their annual candle night vigil tonight. However, the preparation process hasn't been very smooth so far. And this year, the conflict point is around the Goddess of Democracy. First of...
Hong Kong: Statue of the Goddess of Democracy prohibited in university campus
Damon from interlocals posted a statement by student organizations in the Chinese University of Hong Kong condemning the school authority for banning the June 4th exhibition of the Statue of the Goddess of Democracy in the school campus.
China: Creative Kiss Challenge on Streets of Xi'an
PH from veggie discourse translated a forum post and discussion about a creative kiss challenge event hosted by a Xi'an merchant on 29 of May, 2010.
