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Movies I’m Watching: The Reader

February 16, 2009 peijin

[spoiler alert] Kate Winslet, as well all know, has had a big year with Revolutionary Road and The Reader. Both are decent films that I really would like to cheer for, though they never seem to reach beyond the B+ … Continue reading →

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Qin Hui interview from Southern Metropolis Weekly: social justice and the urban poor in China

September 29, 2008 peijin

These are some excerpts that I translated from the original article in Chinese. 人物周刊：现在有一个现象，就是在城郊结合部农村集体所有制的土地上，建起了很多村民建的房，一租30年，相当于商品房。许多城里人因为买不起城里的房子，会向那边流动，把外来务工者可以租住的农民房的价格又抬高了。 秦晖：对，这个是国际上贫民住房的一个非常重要的问题。实际上政府也没有驱赶穷人，但是贫民区住的人多，价格抬高，穷人住不起就都走掉了。这是市场经济带来的问题，我觉得还是要靠国家福利来解决。 NFZK: Recently there’s been a phenomenon of city people moving outwards towards the countryside, living in homes that were intended for migrant workers and peasants, … Continue reading →

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Guizhou: throwback to Cultural Revolution days

September 19, 2008 peijin

贵州桐梓举行公捕公判大会_网易新闻中心 via kwout 贵州桐梓举行公捕公判大会_网易新闻中心 via kwout Throwback? Maybe they never quite got out of the Cultural Revolution. Some commentators support such measures, but I think that the distinction has to be made between fighting crime (which is naturally a good … Continue reading →

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