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Shanghai Business School Fire: now comes the blame game

Should they have jumped, why did the jump? Were they hanging off the rails of the balconies until they had no strength and just let go? Why didn’t any brave men climb up the stairs to rescue them? Four women … Continue reading

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Illegal Chinese net bars and net addicts: a match made in heaven

OK, so internet addiction is old hat but I am continually amazed by the stuff that people will do just to get their fix. There are other, perhaps extenuating circumstances: broken homes, parental neglect, problems at school—but some young people … Continue reading

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Some snippets of recent Shanghai life

I saw a guy in the subway that had a shirt that said “I speak English. Do you?” I looked at him for a moment, and dismissed it as just another Chinglish shirt. He then walked over to me and … Continue reading

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Should Chinese teachers protect their students?

The Ministry of Education in China is getting around to revising its code of ethics of teachers, and this time around they are thinking about including “protecting students,” a move no doubt in part spurred by the memory of teachers … Continue reading

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a nice picture of a cave school

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