Aug 28
minipost-Beijing Welcomed You … so did you remember its song?
Written by: Nimrod | Filed under:-mini-posts, culture, music, video | Tags:Beijing, olympics, star ensemble singing
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The Olympics are over (except for the Paralympics, that is) and people have trickled out of Beijing, but still in their heads and mine is probably this catchy (some say annoying) song that was sung by an ensemble of veritable who’s-who in today’s Chinese popular music world. Chinese people seem to really like this kind of qunxing (群星) or star-ensemble singing, where phrases are sung by their favorite stars.
Aug 28
Tony Blair’s New Op Ed on China in the Wall Street Journal
Written by: Allen | Filed under:Analysis, News, politics | Tags:China, geopolitics, human rights, olympics, tony blair
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I thought I’d bring to people’s attention to a recent Op Ed from Tony Blair in the Wall Street Journal on the Rise of China and the Olympics. I think the piece is interesting as a genuine attempt by a Western Leader (or at least a former Western leader) to understand – in good faith – the Rise of China and the Olympics. Continue reading »
Aug 28
A letter from a Chinese to Dalai Lama (originally written by Zhu Rui)
Written by: Allen | Filed under:culture, politics, religion | Tags:Tibet China Dialogue
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Note from Editor (Allen):
[edited 2008-08-31 (originally I failed to attribute the source to Zhu Rui’s blog, for which I apologize)]
Here is a letter brought to our attention by guest blogger Skylight originally published in Zhu Rui’s blog.
A nation of 1.3 billion has many voices. Here is a minority voice that I (Editor) do not necessarily agree with but that I still respect as legitimately Chinese.
The following is the complete post written by Zhu Rui.
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