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May 8th, 2008

China: EV71 outbreak in China sparks criticisms

George Sun · 02:19

While not bird flu related, the recent outbreak of HFMD (Hand Foot and Mouth Disease) in China gives us an opportunity to see how the Chinese government responds to an epidemic. During the weekend china issued a countrywide alert to control the disease as it is also ... 5 comments · »»

May 6th, 2008

Korea: Chinese students fear for safety after torch relay violence

John Kennedy · 04:59

Last week someone left a comment on a GVO post, something to the effect of 'the whole world hates the Chinese people now' and for a lot of people in (and outside) China, it sure is looking difficult to even be Chinese these days. 59 comments · »»

May 3rd, 2008

Macau: Wild cheers as the Olympic Torch is paraded

Paula Góes · 18:27

lingua → pt · es

Unlike in other countries on the route, the Olympic Torch met only with smiles today in Macau, its last leg before Mainland China. Runners have already finished carrying the torch through the city with not a single disruption from protesters. On the contrary, it was greatly cheered by flag-waving spectators who could barely contain their excitement as the flame toured the former Portuguese colony that returned to Chinese rule in 1999. 3 comments · »»

May 2nd, 2008

Hong Kong: Olympic Torch Relay, the Virtual and the Real

Oiwan Lam · 17:54

The real Olympic torch relay in Hong Kong has been criticized as a political decision as most of the non-athletic torch bearers were from the pro-China political clan. In the street, the Beijing supporters also out-numbered the protesters for human rights. However, in the virtual torch relay organized by local ... 22 comments · »»

May 1st, 2008

China: Reflection on patriotism

I-fan Lin · 13:39

lingua → mg

This torch relay around the world was sabotaged by those “patriotic” oversea Chinese. In the beginning when the torch was relayed in London and Paris, the people supporting Tibet tried to get the torch and stop the relay. At that time, those people did not have good excuse for what they did.[...] If we could keep calm, be composed, [...] and let the relay be what it should be - 66 comments · »»

April 30th, 2008

China: The Green Olympics and an Actress as UN Eco Ambassador.

Kelly · 03:46

lingua → mk · de · ar · bn · mg · sq

Dan Beekman at "Blogging Beijing" gives a roundup of Beijing's environmental problems and its hopes. He interviews NGO and student leaders about the Green Olympics, one of the three themes of this year's Games. He 's also recently interviewed Mr. Wu Dengming, an environmental powerhouse from Chongqing, in middle China. Mr. ... 5 comments · »»

April 28th, 2008

Japan: Nagano red for Olympic torch relay

Chris Salzberg · 03:21

The Japanese leg of the Olympic torch relay came to an end on Saturday without serious incident, but many Japanese bloggers who attended the event were left with lasting -- and often bitter -- impressions. With all the red flags, many bloggers pointed out how Nagano, for one day, seemed to transform into China. 32 comments · »»

April 26th, 2008

China: Different Voices on the Upcoming Talk with Dalai Lama

Meng Zhang · 05:21

lingua → bn

The Xinhua news agency reported Friday that "In view of the requests repeatedly made by the Dalai side for resuming talks, the relevant department of the central government will have contact and consultation with Dalai private representative in the coming days.” The report has provoked another new round of controversy on Dalai Lama among the Chinese netizens. 39 comments · »»

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May 9th, 2008

Fons from China Herald quoted a report from market watch about the Guangdong government's plan to lift wages of all employees by 12 percent this year.

Zheng Jingyan said that the national security police intimidated her neighbors and told them not to let their kids play with her baby. Zheng's husband, Hujia, was sentenced to 3.5 years earlier this year and Zheng is monitored.

May 8th, 2008

Xucx posted a list of maps that showed different perceptions of China by different social groups, such as Beijing people, Shanghai people, angry youths, etc [zh].

May 7th, 2008