Author Archives: Alice Xin Liu

The story of Sohota

The Asia Society made a video about energy retrofitting in Beijing (courtesy of Michael Zhao).

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CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout on media and technology

Danwei talked to the popular anchor about using Twitter live on her show, and her view of technology’s use in the media.

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“Human rights” is no longer a sensitive term

In reaction to China’s first “two-year human right action plan”, the April 20 issue of China Newsweek has an interesting retrospective of what they term “the tracks of human rights in China”, and last week’s Southern Weekend a full page feature in the legal section that talks about how the action plan could promote reform of the constitution as well as legal reform.

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Hu Yong interview: the digital age, Orwell’s “Newspeak” and Chinese media

For Danwei Hu Yong agreed to answer questions about being a veteran China journalist who has been engaged in State media, and as a founder of Sanlian Lifeweek. As well as the current state and hopes of journalism in China, Hu Yong talked about his thoughts on the future of the Internet in China, and how it will shape a healthier society.

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First half-African, half-Chinese national volleyball player

A 20-year-old volleyball player from Zhejiang has made the Volleyball Association’s list of 18 big-shot volleyball players.

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Petitioner Sun Fawu of Shandong

This video from iFeng.com, taken from Phoenix TV’s Social Watch program, tells the story of a petitioner name Sun Fawu , who was taken to a mental hospital and kept there. In the first video, his wife Zhang Xuefang gives an interview.

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Guangzhou scenic park suffers gun, harpoon and machete attack

A report from Caijing, translated by Andrew Chubb, and a video of the victims from Ku6.com.

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F1 race car made from scrap

At Youku Buzz, Kaiser Kuo links us to brothers in Tangshan who are building knock-off versions of Formula One racing cars.

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George Morrison’s An Australian in China

George Morrison, before he became the London Times’ megalomaniacal correspondent in 1897, was an adventurer and explorer. His arrival in China is documented in this book.

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Erotic Chinese Tweets

Twitter: not just a microblogging service.

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