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China: My Peasant Dad Watches The Olympics

ESWN translated an article by Li Punman at my1510 about an older generation peasant's view on the Beijing Olympics. Nationalism is still a pervasive frame. ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Tue, Aug 26 2008

see also:

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03 Nov 08 visit China: Classroom Door Shut Against Peasant Children  »  Global Voices Draq from chinaSMACK translated a Tianya post about a little girl standing outside a classroom window for 20 days because of the primary school policy on shutting the door against peasant children.
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28 May 08 visit China: Sunglasses Gate and Others  »  Global Voices ESWN translated an article from my1510.cn on some strange reactions from local government, media and angry youths towards the Sichuan earthquake.
02 May 08 visit China: Spin Doctor on Tibet and Olympics  »  Global Voices ESWN translated an article written by Huangfu Ping on Tibet and Olympics. He is a former deputy editor for China Daily and a famous political commentator.

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