Zhang Boshu, a political philosopher and constitutional scholar, continues to share his long experience at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in a second article (also see Part I).
Li Yinhe: “Being Happy”
Mar 7th, 2010
We take a brief respite from our nearly nonstop coverage of political stuff to bring you this translation of an essay by Li Yinhe, the famed sexologist, social commentator, and widow of Wang Xiaobo. Aside from the fact that it’s written by a famous Chinese social commentator, it has nothing to do with China, but [...]
Li Yinhe Calls for an End to “Group Licentiousness” Laws
Mar 6th, 2010
Every year for several years now, blogger, sociologist, and sexologist Li Yinhe gives proposals advocating the legalization of gay marriage to her representative friends during the meetings of the NPC and the CPPCC. This year is no different, but she’s added another proposal to the mix this time around, calling for an end to laws [...]
Types within the Fifty Cents Party
Mar 5th, 2010
Last month, Xiao Han, an outspoken intellectual at the Chinese Politics and Law University, wrote a piece which classifies China’s Fifty Cents Party into different types.
“Wen Jiabao’s Chat Shows Domestic Situation is Grim”
Mar 4th, 2010
The NPC (National People’s Congress) kicks off again this year, and in preparation for that day, Premier Wen Jiabao went to the internet to answer questions from users. This has sparked a lot of discussion on the Chinese blogosphere, the following is a translation of blogger Han Song’s thoughts following the chat. It’s not a [...]
(One) Legacy of the Beijing Olympics
Mar 3rd, 2010
No, this isn’t about the gymnasts.
The (Fake) Walls Come Tumbling Down
Tiger Temple reported recently about one of the unintended aftereffects of Beijing’s rush to make itself pretty in the run-up to the Olympics in 2008: the fake walls constructed to make buildings look better in areas of the city expected to receive lots of Olympic [...]
“How the NSA Caught the Lanxiang Hackers”
Mar 2nd, 2010
One hopes that the US’s National Security Administration agents are smarter than they come off in the translated post below, but you never know! In any event, this joke has been being passed around the Chinese internet, and can be found here, among other places. Some netizens have interpreted as fact, which I discuss and [...]
The Curious Case of Wang Yahui
Feb 28th, 2010
Readers of ESWN may already be familiar with the name Wang Yahui, perhaps the first man ever to have been killed by a glass of water. The story in brief as translated by ESWN:
According to the Lushan county public security bureau, the young man named Wang Yahui was taken away on suspicion of theft on [...]
Rural People “Blackmail” the Government
Feb 27th, 2010
This is a story translated from this post by Wan Xiaodao. It’s difficult to confirm whether this is true or not, but at the very least, it’s quite interesting. It ends a bit abruptly, but that’s what the original is like.
Translation
A summary of the story:
The Cangzhou, Hebei peasant Chen Tongmei repeatedly traveled to the capital [...]
Housing Prices Up 1.5%? “Yeah Right,” Say Netizens
Feb 26th, 2010
The National Department of Statistics recently published a report on economic and social developments in 2009. Among the statistics found in the report are the past year’s housing pricing changes. In a year when people were literally lighting themselves on fire over housing issues and many complained of skyrocketing housing prices, the official verdict [...]
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