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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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How soft suppression may be benefiting activists
Yesterday we looked at three soft suppression tactics commonly used in China to end confrontations before they come to a head. These concepts from recent papers by Kevin O’Brien and Rachel Stern were: using family members to negotiate with protesters, often with threats … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged Activism, Ai Weiwei, Chen Guangcheng, China, protest, Shifang, Tianjin, Twitter, Zhejiang
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Silence without violence – How the Party applies pressure to activists and reformers
While instances of violence and coercion in China are well-known overseas, they actually make up a small percentage of the total cases that are silenced in less visible ways. For every Chen Guangcheng, there are likely hundreds (thousands?) of others who never … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Life in China
Tagged Activism, Chen Guangcheng, China, Kevin O'Brien, Rachel Stern, repression, Shifang, Southern Metropolis Daily, Twitter, Wikileaks, Zhejiang
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Drinking Tea with the State Security Police – Components of a He Cha Session
…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
Posted in Life in China
Tagged Ai Weiwei, Chen Guangcheng, China, freedom, Politics, Sichuan, Taiwan, Twitter, Woeser, Zhenjiang, 喝茶
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