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China: Societal Breakdown

Xujun Eberlein translated a well-known sociologist, Sun Liping's article on crisis in China. Sun argued that the greatest crisis is not social unrest but societal breakdown. Translation part I and part II. ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Tue, Mar 03 2009

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02 Mar 09 visit Social unrest vs. societal breakdown  »  Danwei Xujun Eberlein translates an essay by sociology professor Sun Liping which argues that China is threatened by societal breakdown more than social unrest: Crying over Shenyang's big fire, people felt "our own" buildings had burned. In the CCTV big fire,...
09 Nov 07 visit China: Social Stability  »  Global Voices Peijin Chen translated an article written by Sun Liping, a sociologist from Tsinghua University, on social stability.
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28 Apr 09 visit Reprint: Conflicts and Clashes are the Social Norm  »  China Beat China Beat checks in regularly with Xujun Eberlein at her blog Inside-Out China, and we've run pieces by Xujun in the past. In early April, she ran another in her series of translations of Chinese materials. We thought this continuation of her translation...
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