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Psychological relief in Sichuan: more harm than good?

I was reading netease and came across a link to a Blue Cross China report about post-traumatic stress disorder among the survivors of the earthquake. Well, I don’t know if what they are talking about necessarily meets the clinical definition … Continue reading

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Nokia joins other foreign companies that haven’t given as much as they pledged

To China’s earthquake relief. They promised 39.5 million and have, as of June 17, only given 10.5 million RMB. In other news, if you want to know who has been giving the most , you can head on to Google … Continue reading

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Chinese people’s attitude towards the Olympics has changed (subtly)

…according to an article from Xinhua, as we reach the 50 day until the start of the Olympics mark. The article cites purely anecdotal evidence to say that while everyone is still looking forward to the Olympics, the enthusiasm has … Continue reading

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Southern Weekend investigative report on the Juyuan Middle School

The Juyuan Middle School was one of the “worst” tragedies of the Wenchuan earthquake: the entirely school collapsed and took the lives of the hundreds of people that were inside it. Recent media attention in China has been focused on … Continue reading

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Southern Weekend interview with Sichuan education official Lin Qiang

This interview is with an outspoken education official from Sichuan named Lin Qiang and was featured in a recent issue of Southern Weekend, a newspaper based out of Guangzhou, known (in the past), for some more independent, hard-hitting news and … Continue reading

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