Author Archives: Hans Gaebler

Is Shanghai’s current heatwave even hotter than the notorious summer of 1934?

Posted on 2013-07-30 by Hans Gaebler

A dead heat has settled in to large parts of southern China, and images of fiery thermometers and children splashing in pools have cropped up on front pages of newspapers around China alongside headlines exclaiming record-breaking temperatures, as can be … Continue reading →

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Massive earthquake strikes rural Gansu

Posted on 2013-07-23 by Hans Gaebler

Early yesterday morning, Zhu Wenqing 祝文清 had just arisen from bed in Majiagou 马家沟 village, Min county 岷县, Gansu, when he heard a spectacular boom. He rushed outside and watched as the building he had just exited began to sway … Continue reading →

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The hidden dangers of squirt guns

Posted on 2013-07-16 by Hans Gaebler

An incident involving two children and a squirt gun caused the East Asia Economy and Trade News (东亚经贸新闻报) from Jilin province to shine a spotlight today on the potentially grave danger posed by water squirt guns. As evening approached on Sunday in … Continue reading →

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Zhejiang Plane Crash Victims: “Good Riddance!”

Posted on 2013-07-12 by Hans Gaebler

In recent days, controversy has swirled around the backgrounds of Wang Linjia 王琳佳 and Ye Mengyuan 叶梦圆, the two Zhejiang middle school students who died in Saturday’s San Francisco plane crash, with some Chinese netizens saying: “good riddance” (好死了). While … Continue reading →

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San Francisco plane crash and the death of two Chinese girls

Posted on 2013-07-08 by Hans Gaebler

Yesterday’s tragic plane crash in San Francisco is nearly dominant on China’s front pages today, and particularly highlighted is the death of two Zhejiang middle school students in the crash. According to China’s official Xinhua news agency, the two girls, … Continue reading →

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