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I'm currently reading Richard Burger's book Behind the Red Door: Sex in China
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It is a very interesting look at a subject that is rarely discussed with expats (or anyone else).
Tag Archives: Chinese people
The one thing you can be angry about
On Saturday Yaxue shared the story of “Subverter” Chen Pingfu. Essentially, he was deeply in debt after paying for a surgery, and turned to performing in public to try and pay off the money he owed his family members. For … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged Chengdu, China, Chinese people, Global Times, Government, Japan, Senkaku Islands, United States
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Who’s more materialistic, the US or China?
I often hear Chinese and expats alike click their tongues in disgust at the flashy cars and loud attitudes of wealthy folk. There is both a need for and resentment of wealth, like a drug the Chinese just can’t quit. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China
Tagged Apple, China, Chinese people, ipad, Jonathan Franzen, Macbook, materialism, United States
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Ai Weiwei, Art with Chinese Characteristics, and the need for both Unity and Disunity
Picking up from where Hannah left off yesterday, I want to look at a couple ideas from Ai Weiwei’s essays that jumped out at me. Chinese Contemporary in Dilemma and Transition Ai’s essays provide a great reminder of why Ai … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China, Chinese art, Chinese people, Falun Gong, Global Times, Weiwei
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