china: news and opinion

“Who is Hu Jia?”

I am glad to see (via ESWN) that another blogger, and an especially good one, is asking the same simple question I asked last week. … I’m not sure what [to] make of the EU choosing him over other Chinese activists. In the last chapter of Out... ...full story at Peking Duck

from Peking Duck on Mon, Oct 27 2008

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03 Jul 08		What does it mean to be Chinese? » Blogging For China Seems like a simple enough question. Actually… while the question of what it means to be Chinese is very simple, it is all of the numerous, equally valid answers that make the issue complicated. We have to accept that there are different answers...
30 Jun 08		The Weng’An Riots - Online » Blogging For China The Chinese internet is up in arms over the story of riots in Guizhou province over the weekend. For the most comprehensive news we know so far, I refer you to ESWN’s very detailed coverage. There’s nothing I have to add. Roland at ESWN...
28 Sep 09		“Who likes Chinese art?” » Shanghai Scrap There’s this Cantonese restaurant out in Shanghai’s Putuo District where my friend G., a Shanghai school teacher, and I used to go for dinner on a semi-regular basis. It’s one of those massive places you only find in China – maybe...
17 Mar 09		Cultural Reflections on Tibet » Blogging For China In a previous thread, Steve asked why, with so much material improvement in Tibet region shown by MAJ, the Chinese government still can’t win Tibetan’s heart? I have been asking the same question too. Following recent MAJ’s comments, I...
18 Nov 08		China: Reflections of a Bridge Blogger » Global Voices Roland from ESWN posts his presentation, “reflections of a bridge blogger”, for Chinese blogger conference in his blog. (He failed to attend the gathering because of family emergency.)

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