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The education of Bo Guagua (son of Chongqing mayor and rising star in the CCP Bo Xilai): At age 12, he attended the British prep school Pa...

Hi folks: We live in a democracy, a system of government based on tolerance, pluralism and political compromise. If we don't wake up a...

In the run-up to COP17, the British Embassy in China is holding a postcard design competition and soliciting entries from the public. There...

The undermining of democracy in Italy. Tragic! Even in Europe we need to be on guard against democratic decay. Features that Huntington and ...

Yes, "smart" is better than "ignorant." But I'd prefer someone far-sighted and grounded, rather than merely clever, ...

Wow, I just read a  first-person piece  describing the struggle of rural people and their experience growing up in China. Entitled, "I ...

ATTN: Russia and China RE: "Syrian Opposition Calls for Protection from Crackdown" from NYTimes When the popular movement triumph...

The story of Yue Yue, the Chinese toddler who was struck on the road , then summarily ignored by 18 passers-by before being hit again by ano...

Sign the Patagonia pledge to not buy something if you don’t need it. Reduce, repair, reuse, recycle, reimagine! It's a pretty innovativ...

On October 25th and 26th, Access will be hosting the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference ( https://www.rightscon.org ) in San Francisco. ...

I started reading Amy Chua's book , "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" and I suddenly realized that she's not the voice of ...

Today in The New York Times, another article about "Occupy Wall Street" that jogs some thinking. The police are moving protesters...

十十 Happy birthday, Republic of China! The dream is still alive. 十十 Today marks 100 years since October 10, 1911. 十十 The Republican Revo...

An article from The Guardian profiles one of the leaders of the student protests in Chile. From "Camila Vallejo – Latin America's ...

Yeah, Locke! From Elizabeth Economy: Chinese Media Knock U.S. Ambassador to China for Being Too Popular . (Reuters) "A series...

Lots of hipster animals for the Shirt.Woot Derby this week . Some that I like are displayed below. You can click to vote for them in the Der...

'I used to like it, crafting, making things out of the coral. You visualise a thing. You find the words that it is . And you sing them t...

An appalling expose in Danwei about how some Chinese students blatantly fabricate their college applications, usually through the connivanc...

A musical collaboration among the major artists of the Mandarin-speaking world. The year was 1985, baby! "明天會更好" (Tomorrow Will Be...