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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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Freed Chongqing Prisoner Talks about Reeducation-through-Labor
Of the hundreds of thousands of victims of China’s arbitrary, extralegal “reeducation-through-labor” system, a young man in Chongqing named Ren Jianyu (任建宇) was recently freed, thanks to the downfall of Bo Xilai, even though his filing against the government for … Continue reading
Criticizing Everything – An interview with Chinese satirist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm
It’s not surprising that China lacks a forum for cutting political cartoons, but one artist is challenging the Party’s dominance with pigs and ducks. Crazy Crab’s satirical cartoons on China, which he posts on his site Hexie farm, show the absurd … Continue reading
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Tagged Ai Weiwei, cartoons, Chen, Chen Guangcheng, China, Crazy Crab, dissident, Feng Zhenghu, political cartoons, Politics, United States
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Living with Dead Hearts – Interview with director Charlie Custer
Yesterday we introduced the problem of kidnapping in China, as well as Charlie Custer’s documentary on the subject, if you missed that it would be a good place to start Tom: Where does your passion for working against kidnapping in … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie, China, Datong, Home, Kidnapping, One-child policy, Police, Shanxi
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