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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: Han Chinese
China’s golden age depends on openness - Hu is wrong to wall off foreign influences
A few weeks ago a Chinese friend told me what worries him the most: a form of Nationalism that asserts China’s natural position is “glorious” and that the country only falls from this status when “outside forces” limit its growth. … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese Culture & Language, Current Events
Tagged Asia, China, Chinese culture, culture, Han Chinese, Hu Jintao, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Silk Road, Soft power, Tang Dynasty
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Crossing the invisible line - On being blocked in China
A few weeks ago SeeingRedinChina.com was not accessible within China. My initial urge was to figure out which post had led to being blocked, and decide what that would mean for the future of the blog. Was it our coverage … Continue reading
“But online, we are free”
My co-worker and I took guests through the Nanjing Massacre Memorial yesterday, which we do several times each year. It is a place where the past serves a distinct political purpose for the present. Groups of Chinese tourists are shepherded … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life in China
Tagged China, Chinese people, Fenqing, Han Chinese, Japan, John Rabe, Minnie Vautrin, Nanking Massacre
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