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Sex in China: Q&A with author Richard Burger

Richard Burger is the blogger behind Peking Duck, a record of his thoughts on China since 2003, when he first wrote about being in Beijing during SARS. Burger is also the author of Behind the Red Door: Sex in China, published by … Continue reading

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Earth-shattering news and a faked interview

Chengdu Business News and Global Times pair the devastation of the Google pullout with the Haiti earthquake.

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An irreverent graphic designer talks about his work

Zhang Facai, creator of witty joke ads, talks about his work and blog.

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Shi Feng on education and the Internet in China

An interview with Shi Feng (石峰), a drop out from one of China’s most prestigious universities turned blogger, talks about the growing rift between education and social needs / society in China, and calls for everyone to participate in a transformation of China’s education system.

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Teacher Gui: Buy It or Get Out

93 year old Teacher Gui (Ms. Gui Biqing, 桂碧清) talks about her experiences with customer service in the times of government-assigned jobs and the “big rice pot,” a cousin of the ‘iron rice bowl.’

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Blogger Conference interviews: Ping Ke

An interview with Ping Ke of Antiwave.net at the Chinese bloggers’ conference in Guangzhou, November 2008.

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Universities and the media: Friends or enemies?

College students are difficult to interview, The Beijing News reporter Yang Wanguo discovers.

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An Indian perspective on China: Pallavi Aiyar

Both China and India are experimenting with economic reforms although the pace and scope of these reforms differs. One of the greatest lacunae in India is administrative reform, so that we have a bloated administration that is not held to account for its shoddy implementation of legislation intended to help the poor. In China on the other hand, it’s the lack of political reform that hampers accountability.

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An interview with Chairman Mao’s grandson

An interview with Chairman Mao’s grandson, Mao Xinyu, new member of the CPPCC and traditional Chinese medicine enthusiast.

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Do people care about the Party Congress? Does the Party Congress care about the people?

VOA and CCTV find people to say different things about the 17th Party Congress.

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