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Tag Archives: CCP
Some thoughts on China’s New Human Righ …
Some thoughts on China’s New Human Rights Plan So China has just recently unveiled its human rights plan, marking the first time there has been a specific plan for human rights. The document outlines the Chinese govt’s overall strategy, and … Continue reading
Thoughts on Jia Zhangke’s 24 City 對賈樟柯新電影《24城記》之隨想
Normally I prefer to write a straight up review, but in light of an unusual experience in watching film, I thought I’d make this a meta-review of sorts: I went to watch this film at Zhongshan park in Shanghai last … Continue reading
China sends “stability” teams to regional areas ahead of sensitive anniversaries
Just got this courtesy of a fanfou feed: the Chinese government is sending “stability” teams to local governments to help maintain social stability. Of course, as this fanfou person pointed out, this year marks several sensitive anniversaries: uprising in Lhasa, … Continue reading
What is going to be said about the life and death of Hua Guofeng?
Hua died on August 20, and as you can expect w/ someone of his particular stature and role in history, obituaries are going to be terse at best: On Baidu news, the Olympics coverage dominated most of the top of … Continue reading
China: Not your typical “Party School” or the use and abuse of ideology
Blogger and author Chen Xingzhi on Bokee talks about his experiences at the Chinese Communist Party School, where they study Marx, Engels, Lenin, Mao Zedong, Deng, and Jiang Zemin. He is, of course, a Party Member and no doubt in … Continue reading
BBC Chinese on the “harmoniousness” of the Olympics
BBC 中文网 | 中国报道 | 奥运外围：当“和谐”被重复千遍 via kwout BBC Chinese journalist Meng Ke tells it like it is in the above article. He roasts some of the sacred cows of Olympics propaganda, like the “100 years dream of the Chinese … Continue reading
China now becoming an infrastructure builder around the world?
I was just reading this article from Ha’aretz about some of China’s major infrastructure projects in Israel, including the Carmel Tunnel. Interesting stuff, for example, a partial list of some of China’s more recent and more prominent projects: “China’s presence … Continue reading
Sex and the Party: Is China ready for a nude island?
The sexologist Pan Hai has called for one of the idyllic islands off Zhuhai–Miao Wan Island–to be turned into a nude island. The blog post, written on July 15, is titled 中国应有裸泳海滩 (China ought to have a nude beach) and … Continue reading
Hu Jintao loves Photoshop
H/t to Matt for showing me the link. Twin brothers, both devoted to the Party. Even whitey’s got to smile at that. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fpeijinchen.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F07%2F24%2Fhu-jintao-loves-photoshop%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Hu+Jintao+loves+Photoshop’; addthis_pub = ”;
Notice to Chinese petitioners: if you fight the law, the law will win.
徐贲：善待底层民情_网易新闻中心 via kwout These two pictures, from Hunan province, have been making the rounds on the internet because of what it says on the banners: the first one says “谁不依法信访就打击谁” which means “whoever unlawfully petitions the government will be attacked” … Continue reading