· October, 2013

Stories about Chinese from October, 2013

China's Maple Bridge Experience and Local Governance

  18 October 2013

Qian Gang looks into the political implications of recent state propaganda of “Fengqiao experience” (or Maple Bridge Experience) which took place in Zhejiang province during the Mao's era in early 1960s as a local governance model under the new China leadership.

Man Saws Off Own Leg In Rural China

  14 October 2013

Fauna from China SMACK translated a terrible news story about a man in rural China who sawed off his own leg at home because he had no money to go to hospital to have a proper surgery.

Hong Kong: Say No to Ivory Trade and Crafts

  6 October 2013

A coalition of concerned individuals and NGOs, Hong Kong for Elephants, rallied on October 4 calling on the Hong Kong Government to destroy its entire stockpile of 25 tonnes of confiscated ivory.

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