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I'm currently reading Richard Burger's book Behind the Red Door: Sex in China. It is a very interesting look at a subject that is rarely discussed with expats (or anyone else).
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To Remember Is to Resist – by Teng Biao
Simply put, Teng Biao (滕彪) is one of the best known human rights lawyers and legal scholars in China. This is his preface to a memoir entitled “A Worthwhile Trip—A Documentation of Beijing Reeducation-through-Labor Dispatch Center”, in which he looks … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights & Civil Rights Movement, Life in China, Rule of Law, Uncategorized
Tagged Beijing, China, Falungong, Police, Prison, RTL, Teng Biao, Wang Lixiong
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Eastern Lightning may be a cult, but they still have rights
As you’ve likely already heard, thousands of doomsday predictors have been arrested throughout China as part of the “evil cult” Eastern Lightning. Unfortunately many Chinese Christians are willing to dismiss them as a cult and agree with their treatment, but … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, Current Events
Tagged China, Christianity, communist, Eastern Lightning, Falun Gong, Guangxi, Qinghai, Taiping Rebellion
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Xi’s Empty Words Harm the Nation
(Tom is unable to post his piece at the moment. Yaxue substitutes.) Xi Jinping created quite a stir with his recent trip to Guangdong province, which has been seen by many as a demonstration of his determination to continue with … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged corruption, Deng Xiaoping, Guangdong, property declaration by officials, Wang Yang, Xi Jinping, Yu Zhengsheng
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