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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).
Tag Archives: Chen
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
Posted in interview
Tagged Ai Weiwei, cartoons, Chen, Chen Guangcheng, China, Crazy Crab, dissident, Feng Zhenghu, political cartoons, Politics, United States
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The Other China
When I last visited China in 2004, I did what a visiting overseas Chinese typically does: spending time with family and friends, sightseeing, and enjoying the food. In Beijing I felt like a time traveler arriving at a future time … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged Beijing, Chen, Chen Guangcheng, China, Falun Gong, Gao Zhisheng, Open Constitution Initiative, Xinjiang, Xu Zhiyong
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A train, a fight, and Chen Guangcheng
I arrived in Beijing late on the high speed train from Nanjing a few days ago. In Nanjing we were whisked to the South train station on a relatively new subway, walked into the massive new transportation hub (it brought … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged Beijing, Chen, Chen Guangcheng, China, Government, Rebiya Kadeer, Three Gorges Dam, United States
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