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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 art
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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Reading Campaign: Ai Weiwei’s Blog
Seeing Red in China is kicking off a reading campaign the likes of which are not generally braved by blogs. We, and hopefully most of our readers, are very dedicated to the difficult task of making sense of China, and … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China, Chinese art, Never Sorry, Twitter, Weiwei
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Ai Weiwei is Not Free - What we learned about China from his imprisonment
It’s very tempting at this moment to celebrate the release of Ai Weiwei, but the current situation is a painful reminder of just how far China has left to go before it actually respects Human Rights. The lead story today … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China, Chinese art, freedom, Hu Jintao, human rights, International Criminal Court, jail, Liu Xiaobo, Omar Al-Bashir
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