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Andrea from T-salon translated a tweet that tells various turning points in China history in relation to socialism and capitalism. ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Thu, Jan 08 2009

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26 Feb 09 visit Press salon looks at Tibet history  »  YouTube videoThe China's Journalists Association has hosted a press salon on the history of the Tibet Autonomous Region. This was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Tibet's democratic reform. Actors perform Tibetan traditional dance to celebrate the Tibetan New...
30 Nov 07 visit China: Relation Between Doctor and Patient  »  Global Voices Zengying points out (zh) that the relation between Medical practitioner and patient is very tense in China. A major reason is the marketization of medical care, which turns the relation into purely “buying” and “selling” of...
02 Mar 09 visit Capitalism with Chinese characteristics  »  Danwei uln at Chinayouren muses on some of the points made in Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics by Huang Yasheng. The book opens with a statement that is sure to catch the eye of many living in China: there is something wrong with Shanghai. Yes, no...
22 Jan 09 visit China: Active Consumption is Patriotic  »  Global Voices Joel Martinsen from DANWEI translated local discussion about the relation between consumption and patriotism.
14 Oct 08 visit Quote of the Day: Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor  »  Shanghaiist "There are still only two kinds of capitalism.There's authoritarian capitalism, as in China and Singapore,and there's democratic capitalism, as in the U.S. and Europe. If there's anyone out there who has a better idea,I'm sure the world would love to hear...
19 Mar 09 visit Thoughts on China Underground--A Book I Didn't Want to Like  »  China Beat To Tweet or Not to Tweet?That’s not necessarily the question, but it's one I’ve been pondering for a while.On the one hand, I’m loath to add another new form of communication to my life. After all, blogging is only something I’ve been doing f...

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