Βουνό ανόητου: Blogging για την Κίνα

• Oli on Tibet: A Way Forward?

Pardon my lack of sentiment, but boohoo that’s what happens when there has been riots and killings of ordinary people, whether Han, Hui or Tibetan. <more>

• The Economist: Is China’s pool of surplus labour drying up?

WHAT is the single most important price in the world? Chinese wages.

• Problems Related to Bilingual Education in Tibet

By Badeng Nima from Kham Aid Foundation Education Programs

• Video:Paralympics Opening Ceremony

Two Games, equal splendor! (h/t: Rocking Offkey)

• WSJ:Why Chinese Food Isn't Hip

Hot chefs rarely use it in 'fusion'; upscale Chinese spots are hard to find.

• WSJ:The Biology of Ideology

Studies Suggest Many of Our Political Choices May Be Traced to Genetic Traits.

• NYT:Your Brain Lies to You

FALSE beliefs are everywhere.

• PBS Discussion: M.A.Jones et al. The Tibet Issue

In response to Tony Martin.

• NYT:China Concedes Building Flaws in Quake

A Chinese government committee said that a rush to build schools during the country’s recent economic boom might have led to shoddy construction that resulted in the deaths of thousands of students during the Sichuan earthquake.

• BKK:The truth is out there

Western media is biased, but it can't hide it anymore.

• WSJ: Revolt of the Monks

How a Secret CIA Campaign Against China 50 Years Ago Continues to Fester; A Role for Dalai Lama's Brother.

• NYT:An Extravaganza in the Mountains (Slide Show)

"Zen Shaolin," a music, dance and martial arts show, has a cast of 500 in a remote valley in China.

• 中国选举与治理:“海南第一村”村主任罢免内幕

罢免不合格村干部怎么这么难?

• 季卫东：谈中国政治改革

如何通过制度设计加强民主的功能、提高政治文明的程度，这是在座的各位要认真考虑的问题。大家把制度设计考虑好了，中国在21世纪才有希望，民主才不会混乱。

• 多维:抵制奥运把张丹红这样的人也推到了对立面

张丹红的变化反映了抵制奥运后海外华人的变化。

• 司马南:奥运会不欢迎“砸场子”的

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