Andy Yee
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Andy Yee is a Hong Kong-based writer, blogger and translator. Educated at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and Cambridge University, he is a former researcher for the political section of the European Union Delegation to China in Beijing. He blogs regularly at Global Voices Online and ChinaGeeks. He is interested in Chinese, East Asian and global affairs, and his writing has appeared in the South China Morning Post, Asia Sentinel, Global Asia, openDemocracy and East Asia Forum, among others. <Homepage> <Twitter>
Latest posts by Andy Yee
25 September 2011
Freedom of Speech
Tom from Seeing Red in China interviews Xiaomi (twitter: @xiaomi2020), one of the organizers of Yizhe, a group which translates Western journalism on China so that they are more accessible to ordinary Chinese. Though not politically-oriented, some members of the group were identified by authorities because they translate news considered too sensitive domestically.
22 September 2011
Arts & Culture
Danwei has produced a video interview with Nicholas Hanna, a media artist who has built a tricycle that can paint Chinese characters with water on the ground as it moves. The machine is inspired by Beijingers who practice Chinese calligraphy with water brushes on the ground in parks.
5 September 2011
China: “Free Lunch” for Rural Students via Micro-Donations
To help improve education in rural China, a new project by Guangzhou-based charity activist Liang Shuxin called “Free Lunch” is raising online micro-donations to deliver lunch meals to impoverished school children in collaboration with a semi-official agency.
2 September 2011
Elections
Following the formation of Generation 709 by young Malaysians to call for free and fair elections in the country, the Cantonese-speaking Malaysian music group EVYbody has created a video (with Chinese and English subtitles) to salute everyone who dares to stand up for their rights.
29 August 2011
Human Rights
The Dui Hua Foundation's Human Rights Journal explores the issue of the fast growing number of female political prisoners in China. This presents unique challenges, including male-on-female violence, childbirth in prison, and the overcrowding of women's prisons.
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