Everyone's favorite blind lawyer activist was interviewed recently by Global Viewpoint Network editor Nathan Gardels, carried by SCMP. Chen Guangcheng talks about freedom and says a lot of reasonable -- if a bit idealistic -- things. But in addition to opining that soon-to-be Chinese president Xi Jinping won't "change as a result of the Bo Xilai affair," there's this (Gardels's longwinded question in bold):
Badly photoshopped Bo Xilai, via Boxun via Want China Times. These are better? Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang will take their places as president and premier at the Two Sessions. Meanwhile, the Beijing Ducks are through to the semis. Links time.
Another day, another truckload of dogs saved from slaughter. Yesterday, an animal rescue shelter said 900 canines were rescued from a truck in Chongqing. Reports AP: Chen Mingcai of the Chongqing Small Animal Protection Association said that a travelling citizen became suspicious of the truck and called police, who detained the truck driver on Friday... Read more »
Anyone see the low-hanging orange moon yesterday? It's these collective experiences that bond us as a human community, or something about links. Also, it's CBA playoffs time! Beijing playing as we speak.
At 6:15 am, what’s being described as a stampede broke out at Qinji elementary school in Xuej township in Laohekou, a county-level city in Xiangyang, Hubei province. The accident was caused by a dormitory gate collapsing, according to one report. Another article from China News Service says students were on their way to morning exercises when they... Read more »
Newsflash, folks: there is pollution in Beijing, with or without pyrotechnics. Hope you enjoyed the fireworks like we did last night, because the public's not getting another chance to set them off again for a year. Post-Lantern Festival links.
Insert every Animal Farm reference you can think of. Go ahead, just dump em here. Because they’re appropriate for this story, via SCMP: The Yangcheng Evening News recently stumbled upon Guangzhou Zoo’s entrance exam and found a section of it aimed at evaluating applicants’ “mastery” of Marxist-Leninist thought. This means the 15 zookeepers being recruited at the... Read more »
