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A Guided Survey on Public Well-Being

justrecently — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:32:00 -0600

Never offend your rulers by inappropriate answers.
When you are blue just knock on wood.

Fenqings Exercising their Freedom of Speech?

justrecently — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:56:00 -0600

Related Justrecently Story: Dear Fenqings
My good friend Taide brought an article to my attention: “Can Fenqing or Angry Youths Think for Themselves?”
The Can Fenqing or Angry Youths Think for Themselves article (in the following: angry article or angry author) refers to an earlier article by Jamil Anderlini in the Financial Times.
I have no doubt that [...]

Dear Fenqings,

justrecently — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:16:00 -0600

yes, this American 2008 review made by “Uncle Jay” is completely biased and anti-Chinese and “forgets” to mention who won your Olympics, but then again…
… Uncle Jay helps little minds to understand big news stories. So it must be for you.

A Linguistic Analysis of the “Go China” Recital

justrecently — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:39:00 -0600

The Tuluotuo Blog published a linguistic analysis of the “Go China 2009″ (or zhongguo jia you, “2009, 中国加油!”) recital on December 30. While an encounter with the video can be scary, it is also a good piece of work in terms of rhythms and probably better than many so-called “new poems”, says the blogger - and while [...]

Watching China Grow

justrecently — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:49:00 -0600

The Western China-related blogosphere sometimes seems to be split down the middle - pandahuggers and pandabashers. (Actually, I think it is a bit unfair to equate the Pandas and China in its current shape. Imaginative Chinese people make take offense from that because they think of themselves as self-strenghtening and rising while Pandas are kind of [...]

Buddenbrooks - another Movie

justrecently — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0600

Went to the cinema last night. “Buddenbrooks”, based on Thomas Mann’s novel, and the third or fourth time someone tried to put it into pictures - directed by Heinrich Breloer this time.
It’s a big book squeezed into some 160 minutes or so. To my surprise, it seemed to work. I’d think so, anyway. The movie rushed through the [...]

German Nationalism 1914 - a Snapshot

justrecently — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:34:00 -0600

“This is how we come across abroad: as brutal, aggressive, sabre-rattling lansquenets - who are all this simply because we are fearful, chicken-hearted, peaceloving, helpless slaves.”
Original: “So erscheinen wir dem Ausland: als brutale, Händel suchende, mit dem Säbel rasselnde Kriegesknechte - die aber all das nur sind, weil wir ängstliche, feige, friedliebende, hilflose Herrenknechte sind.”
Gustav [...]

A Piece of Chinese Patriotic Education

justrecently — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:25:00 -0600

The internet can facilitate friendship and understanding between the nations of the world. Umm… realization, anyway.
The China Digital Times published the text and a translation of an act that is apparently taught to Chinese schoolchildren - probably a local initiative by some nice Chinese patriotic teachers and unlikely to be publicly endorsed by the CCP [...]

Christmas Story: The East is Red - Part III

justrecently — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:51:00 -0600

« Part II of this scientific novel is here «
“If we used your seven-league boots, we could walk faster,” whispered Hermit, as they continued their way, unhindered by the monks.
“Forget it,” Nanny whispered back. “That would mean that I’d have to carry both Chinacansayno and you, and besides, I’m not sure if I want to [...]

News too Good to be True: A Thought on Taiwan’s SIP Investigations

justrecently — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:59:00 -0600

After the indictment and intermittend detention of recent Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian, the Special Investigation Panel of the Supreme Prosecutor’s office said yesterday it would investigate former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) on suspicion of money laundering. — Story here.
At first glance, I would congratulate Taiwan for its efficient judiciary. They seem to achieve something that France [...]