Tag Archives: Politics

Drinking Tea with the State Security Police - Components of a He Cha Session

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

…Continued from yesterday Components of a He Cha Session When the state security police descended on these law-biding citizens, often in plain clothes, asking to have a talk with him or her, they didn’t bother to show their ID and … Continue reading →

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China isn’t ready for democracy - Vote buying, low quality people, and other excuses

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

The idea that democracy doesn’t fit China’s national condition seems to be a weekly feature in the Global Times (like today’s article). The arguments provided in these pieces not only show a disgusting contempt for the common Chinese person (we’ll … Continue reading →

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Heard on Weibo 2/19-2/25 - A plea for opening up, national secrets, and gov’t oversight

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

This week we have an interesting assortment for you. Before shutting himself up, an economist makes one last plea; the word to use to accuse someone who advocates change; China has a lot of “national secrets” and I bet this … Continue reading →

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