September 30, 2004
Uh oh...
Yikes! Apparently a student at the university I taught at last year was arrested (yes, arrested) for running an internet pornography site. As usual, the China Daily identified the person only by his surname, Xie, so I have no idea...Read this update
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August 03, 2004
Don't come to China in July
This story about Qingdao, home of everyone's favorite Chinese beer, is the perfect example of why no one should ever travel in China in July. This is what Jiuzhaigou was like when I was there. Look at the Sea of...Read this update
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July 31, 2004
China's Wild West
This is a little bit old, but it's an good background piece on one of the places I traveled to this summer -- Xinjiang province -- by a New York Times correspondent. The photos are also great. China's Wild West...Read this update
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June 07, 2004
'AIDS pickpockets'
China has coined a new phrase for a new brand of criminal, the infamous 'AIDS pickpockets.' Some months ago, students of mine told me about an incident here in lovely Hangzhou where a group of petty thieves were rounded up...Read this update
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June 04, 2004
June 4, 1989
For those interested in reading about Tiananmen and the anniversary, here are some articles I found interesting in the world (mainly U.S.) press today: Tiananmen memory still haunts demonstrators still in China, Washington Post An icon, then he's gone, Los...Read this update
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May 22, 2004
The China Daily does it again
I can't help it -- every time I turn to page four of the China Daily I end up busting a gut laughing. Here are a few briefs from the May, 14, 2004 edition: Warning on Internet medicine Medicine and...Read this update
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May 13, 2004
Bullfighting in the People's Republic
Animal rights is one of those things I try not to think about in China. The relationship between human and animal is essentially different here and sometimes difficult to analyze. There are a few pet dogs in my neighborhood. Most...Read this update
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May 09, 2004
Stuff to read about China
I spend a good amount of my time here in China reading about, well, China. During the year I've developed a system for checking various online publications for China news, because no one source seems to cover the whole picture....Read this update
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