Oiwan Lam · June, 2011

Latest posts by Oiwan Lam from June, 2011

China: History of Red Song

  14 June 2011

David Bandurski from China Media Project translates in partial an article from Southern Weekend about the background of the recent revival of red song culture in China.

China: He took bribes

  14 June 2011

C. Custer from China Geeks introduces an independent website, He Took Bribes[zh], for netizens to report on corruption.

China: Beauty Concept

  14 June 2011

Jocelyn Eikenburg from Speaking of China writes about her experience in a makeup shop which reflects Chinese woman's idea of beauty.

China: Riot in Chaozhou City

  9 June 2011

Jing Gao from the Ministry of Tofu reports on a riot in Chaozhou City. The riot was triggered off by local factory owner's violence act on a Sichuan rural migrant worker.

China: the Mainland Rhetoric

  9 June 2011

Jacky Liu, a mainland Chinese student in Hong Kong, writes a reflective piece about mainland students’ rhetoric in making public speech in China Hush

China: Panda Diplomacy

  8 June 2011

Olivia from China Hush translated a local news story from Netease on the fate of giant panda under the Panda diplomacy in China.

China: Li Na's Championship, National Pride?

  7 June 2011

Over the weekend, Chinese tennis player Li Na became the first Chinese national to win a tennis Grand Slam final. However, Chinese netizens have taken Li Na's victory as a celebration of individualism, and are questioning the country's sports policy.