Archive for September, 2007
Good for Taiwan
I was happy to read the news that Taiwan stood up to China and refused to accept the proposed torch relay route.
“In rejecting the torch route, Taiwan officials said the Taiwan-Hong Kong contiguity made the island appear to be a part of China, despite their separate status. It said that it would only participate […]
Posted: September 24th, 2007 under News.
Comments: 5
Interview with Jamyang Norbu part 2
“… we don’t fight for freedom on the premise that we are bound to win. We fight because there is an injustice. Winning and losing is secondary.” - Jamyang Norbu
Here is the second part of my interview with acclaimed Tibetan writer and activist Jamyang Norbu. It opens with Jamyang responding to the […]
Posted: September 17th, 2007 under News.
Comments: 2
Who’s a terrorist?
Zhou Yongkang, the Minister of Public Security is quoted in the China Daily saying that “although the general security situation for the Beijing Olympics remains stable, we still face the challenges of terrorism, separatism and extremism.”
OK, so there are definitely a lot of people angry with the Chinese government. And some of them could […]
Posted: September 13th, 2007 under News.
Comments: 6
An interview with Jamyang Norbu - part 1
I tried something new today. Inspired by my interview with Amber Mac on WebNation, I interviewed Jamyang Norbu via skype. It worked ok besides the occasional feedback (sorry!) and this is the first of three parts.
Jamyang Norbu is an acclaimed Tibetan writer, thinker and activist. His novel, The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes, […]
Posted: September 10th, 2007 under Impressions, Video.
Comments: 11
Harmonious Society?
*NOTE: The CNN report was taken off YouTube within a couple of hours of my post but you can still watch it here:
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/asia_pacific/the+price+of+demolition+in+qingdao+/645647
I just found this CNN report about forced evictions in China on a Tibetan friend’s Facebook page. The story is from Qingdao, southeast of Beijing, where homes are being demolished by developers […]
Posted: September 5th, 2007 under News.
Comments: 15
Beijing police must mind their manners…and monitor students
While reading articles about a new campaign intended to improve the behavior of Chinese police in the lead up to the 2008 Olympics, I stumbled across this article on a Chinese news website: Police Stations to Be Set up in Beijing’s Universities. Although the stated purpose of the police stations is to improve campus […]
Posted: September 3rd, 2007 under News.
Comments: 6