It’s been more than a month since I started following the rivalry between Fang Zhouzi (方舟子, real name: Fang Shimin, 方是民) and Han Han (韩寒). Fang graduated from Michigan State University with a Doctor’s degree in biochemistry. He is a scholar and a popular science writer and is better known for devotion of his spare…
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It might not actually happen here. But, I assure you that it has a Chinese logic to it.
In a speech this week to his supporters, a group of labor union members, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (a source of his votes), U.S. President Obama accused his political opponents of talking about him “like a dog”. I’m not all interested in American politicians’ dog-eat-dog scenarios. But, I’m particularly fascinated by his use of the word…
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This year’s Spring Festival ended with a fatal building fire in Beijing. This time, the fire show starred no any organization – it’s the China Central Television (CCTV). Like China Football Association (CFA), CCTV has become a main target of publicly felt resentment that should have been directed at the boss behind them. It’s very…
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I wrote a post about how native English speakers should understand the Chinese when they say their “feelings” are hurt. I’m not sure if my idea has sunk in well for people who have read it.
The quake is Sichuan is a disaster of enormous proportions. It hit an area where houses are built on mountainsides and are not designed to withstand strong earthquakes. There are building codes in force that would otherwise avoid murderous damage to buildings if enforced to the letter.
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