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Apr 18

Translation: Chinese Humanitarian Chen Guang Biao and Fellow Air Travellers Donate to Earthquake Victims

Written by: Allen | Filed under:Analysis, aside, culture, General, News | Tags:
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The stories out of Qinghai tell thousands of tragedies but also many small acts of heroism.  Since the story is developing, with people still being saved, and since I am not on the ground: I will refrain from writing or commenting on the disaster.  However, I will try to translate small stories here and there in the coming weeks to give people more of a flavor to what is going on on the ground.

The following is a short story filed by a reporter from Wuhan regarding his experience traveling to Qinghai to cover the earthquake. The story itself may not be a big deal, but it does detail one of the many spontaneous acts of kindred kindness that people across China are showing for the victims of the disaster. Continue reading »

Feb 28

minipost-Happy New Year and an Announcement

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside, General | Tags:
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Happy New Year of the Tiger! Continue reading »

Feb 13

minipost-Universal Rights as National Identity?

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside, General, Opinion, politics | Tags:, ,
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Going along with my intention to write about things that are lighter during this New Year’s season, I’d like to share with you an article I came across Time magazine today. The article is titled Why France’s National Identity Debate Backfired. Here is a short excerpt. Continue reading »

Nov 06

minipost-Who Holds the Family Purse in China?

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside, culture, economy, media, News, video | Tags:, , ,
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Despite great strides made over gender equality in the last 60 years, there are still a lot China can do as a nation to promote greater equality and promote the livelihoods of women – especially in the rural areas.

But in the city at least, the power dynamics between men and women seems to be changing – at least on a family per family basis.

Here is an entertaining video from James Fallow on who holds the family purse in China? Continue reading »

Sep 25

minipost-Mmm, mmm, mm … Barack Hussein Obama!

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside, culture, General, News, politics | Tags:, , , , ,
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Here is something interesting I found on Youtube.  For all the talk about China spreading propaganda and indoctrinating their children – you know teaching children about the greatness of their nation, their leader, their history … about the importance of social harmony …  instilling hope for a better future – does the U.S. really look that different?

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Aug 28

minipost-Opinion:On Dalai Lama’s Upcoming Visit to Taiwan

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, Analysis, aside, culture, General, News, politics, religion | Tags:, , , , ,
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Dalai Lama is set to visit Taiwan next week. The Dalai Lama has been invited a group of local DPP officials representing several southern counties – where DPP support is especially strong.

The Dalai Lama has visited Taiwan twice, once in 1997 and 2001. However, soon after Ma took office on a platform promising to amend ties with the Mainland, a request for the Dalai Lama to visit was turned down by Ma, citing the timing as not proper. A Dalai Lama visit then could have derailed Ma’s plan for closer ties with the Mainland – and still has the potential to do so the same. Continue reading »

Aug 20

minipost-Hu Jintao meets with delegation of Taiwanese minorities, pledges further disaster support

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside, culture, Environment, General, News, politics | Tags:, , ,
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President Hu recently met with a delegation of ethnic minorities from Taiwan, and pledged further support from the mainland for whatever help Taiwan may need.  Ethnic minorities in southern Taiwan, living often in remote villages, were the hardest hit group in Taiwan by the recent typhoon. Here is a translation of a story on the People’s Web by China News Wrap:

Hu meets delegation of ethnic minorities from Taiwan

Hu meets delegation of ethnic minorities from Taiwan

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Apr 18

other foot, form of flattery, crab meat

Written by: Nimrod | Filed under:aside, politics | Tags:, ,
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Here is something interesting. Please read to the end.

Tibetan Leader’s Secession Talk Stirs Furor

PARIS (AFP) — The Dalai Lama has touched off a political uproar by expressing sympathy for Tibetans who want to secede from China. His comments have made him a darling of exiled Tibetans, a target of abuse on Chinese state television and a target of criticism from regional Communist officials.

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Nov 13

minipost-Quiet Reflection of the Sichuan Wen Chuan Earthquake

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside, culture, General, News | Tags:
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When historians look back to 2008, they may well consider China’s response to the 8+ magnitude Wen Chuan Earthquake as a key defining milestone in China’s long road to modernization. Continue reading »

Nov 05

minipost-Obama Wins the U.S. Presidency!

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside | Tags:,
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Ok – this is not exactly about China.  But heck, it’s been a big night!  What are your thoughts about the election?  Want to offer your predictions for the next four years (or eight if you are that high?) – esp. in terms of the global economy, energy policies, international politics, etc.?

P.S. I want to say that I do feel for McCain.  He is a great man and would have made a great president.  But symbolism can matter.  And unfortunately for McCain, an Obama presidency simply symbolizes “change” a lot more congently than a McCain presidency this time around…

Oct 22

minipost-Do you like the comment highlights provided here at Foolsmountain in the last month or so?

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside | Tags:
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Many members of this blog have noticed comment highlights that have been provided starting a month or so ago. The feature was started by the admin in response to some of us editors linking “sample comments” up at the top of their posts to help casual readers zoom in to some of the more thought provoking or relevant discussions (see example). Continue reading »

Oct 02

minipost-Beijing’s New Air Pollution Control Measures

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside, culture, Environment, General, News, politics | Tags:, ,
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Whatever your views on the proper role of government in societal, cultural, and economic affairs, few would argue against the government’s role (if not duty) in helping to confront the myriad environmental problems facing modern industrialized societies. Continue reading »

Sep 23

minipost-Cross-strait “Trash Talk”: which side has the better cuisine?

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside, culture, General | Tags:, , ,
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With all the arguments generated by our discussion on cross-strait politics, we need to start a topic that both sides can agree on.  One thing I think we can all agree is that Chinese Cuisine is an important aspect of Chinese Culture.  The only question is: which side of the strait has the better cuisine? 😉 Continue reading »

Sep 11

minipost-Malaysia’s Ethnic Politics

Written by: Allen | Filed under:-mini-posts, Analysis, aside, media, News, politics | Tags:, , ,
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Malaysia over the years has been known for its share of ethnic violence against Chinese and other minorities. Most recently, Ahmad Ismail, a district chief in the United Malays National Organization ruling party, has been quoted to pronounce: Continue reading »

Jul 25

minipost-Buxi is home – 7/25 update

Written by: Buxi | Filed under:-mini-posts, aside | Tags:, , ,
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Quick update… although we don’t use this as our personal blog, this is a good time to mention I’ve just arrived in Beijing.  Everyone in my family is fighting upper-respiratory infections (picked up in the US), and at times I wasn’t sure we’d make the flight… but we’re here.

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Jul 10

Tall expectations on RMB

Written by: DJ | Filed under:aside, News | Tags:, ,
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Here is a quick summary of Francesco Sisci’s take of what the G8 want with China’s currency RMB: Continue reading »

Jul 09

Fool’s Mountain just became a multilingual blog

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Well, sort of, and I know the danger of “Translator Server Error,” but machine translation is a convenient tool to remove language barriers. Continue reading »

Jul 06

Translation error

Written by: Buxi | Filed under:aside, culture | Tags:, ,
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The danger of relying on automated translation (and why Fool’s Mountain is better):

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Jul 06

Comments on Democracy and China

Written by: Buxi | Filed under:aside, Letters | Tags:,
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There has been a lot of excellent debate about democracy and China in recent days.  Continue reading »

Jul 05

As far as unhealthy nationalism is concerned …

Written by: DJ | Filed under:aside, News | Tags:, ,
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Shanghaiist highlighted some interesting news: “selling Chinese-made American flags within Minnesota is a crime punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or a US$1,000 fine.”

What’s going to be the next, penalizing a bare lapel?

Jul 05

Miniposts

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We have enabled miniblogs to share simple news, facts and thoughts.  Continue reading »