Tag Archives: @classic

Migrant worker blues: Who cares?
by Bruce Humes

Bruce Humes reviews two recent books about migrants in China: ‘I Shall Shed No Tears’ (我的眼泪不会掉下来) by Wang Lili and ‘La Promesse de Shanghai’ by Stephane Fiere.

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by Bruce Humes

A medical scam’s willing participants

From Oriental Outlook, a personal account by a doctor of patients shilling for bad medicine. Also, a Legal Report episode on how commercials are faked.

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Online video tainted by spoofs

Translation from Qiu Ao, and bits from the Legal Mirror about the SARFT regulations on personal internet video.

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The General Administration of Anxiety about Radio, Film and TV

‘Sanlian Life Week’ contributing editor Wang Xiaofeng’s short blog essay about the new rules issued by the State Administration of Radio, TV and Film (SARFT) that seek to control online video.

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Why commemorate the Tangshan earthquake?

SF writer and Xinhua journalist Han Song asks how we know that the Tangshan Earthquake really happened.

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Let the Spiel Begin
by Geremie R. Barmé

Zhang Yimou, the Olympics opening ceremony, and a historically positive song and dance epics.

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by Geremie R. Barmé

Educational gravediggers

A teacher gets fired for defending students who complained about having to sit for hours in the hot sun waiting for a ceremony to start, while the leadership sat in air-conditioned cars.

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Churches and the market economy

A translation of Zhao Xiao’s famous essay, ‘Market Economies with Churches and Market Economies without Churches’, and a critique by CASS academician He Fan.

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Clueless academic takes on popular fantasy novels

Culture Wars: author Xiao Ding (萧鼎) takes on stuffed shirt Tao Dongfeng (陶东风) over fantasy literature.

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A touching story’s odyssey from print to blogs

The story ‘Human’ Certificate (‘人’证) by Yu Qing (郁青), originally published in the Life Daily (生活报) newspaper, circulates online, unattributed.

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