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Archive for August, 2007

Women take a high profile as Burma protests continue

“I don’t even remember how many times I was beaten. The only thing I heard was ‘Hit that bitch! Hit that bitch!’ from the plainclothes security officials. My clothes were torn, my watch broken, my umbrella and sandals were lost there.” — Ni Mo Hlaing, a female protester Any discussion of Burma will inevitably conjure [...]

Tibetan caller: Monks in thanka protest over opera ban

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYvM7UQSSdQ] According to recent information from Tibet, the majority of monks at the prestigious Drepung Monastery have refused to take part in a traditional Buddhist ceremony in which a devotional picture, or thanka, is unveiled on the hillside. The unveiling of the thanka (shown above in a tourist’s video of the event) lacked many of [...]

Mandarin: Listener comment on the Hong Kong media

MANDARIN: LISTENER HOTLINE – Hong Kong Media (08/09/07) Reporter: Wei Lian Length: 5:10 Wei Lian: Hi, this is Listener Hotline. I’m Wei Lian. Male Voice: Hi, Mr. Wei Lian. Wei Lian: Please tell me where you are calling from. Male Voice: Jiangxi. Wei Lian: Hi, listener from Jiangxi. Please go ahead. Male Voice: I have [...]

Free Tibet protest on the Great Wall of China

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp5mAMrfvI8] RFA’s Tibetan service had this interview with the head of Students for a Free Tibet, Lhadon Tethong: “Yes there was a team of six that went to the Great Wall of China and hung a banner off the wall with two climbers. I believe it is a 20-foot banner which read “One World, One [...]

Newsdesk: More Bird Flu in Burma

RFA Burmese service report on 8/1/07 The following is an interview with Dr. Than Hla, former Director General of Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, and currently serving as special adviser, who just arrived back from the field, where the last outbreak was reported on July 26 and confirmed as H5N1, gives exclusive interview to RFA [...]

MANDARIN: Hubei Villagers Protest Forced Demolition

MANDARIN: Villagers Protest Forced Demolition (07-09-07) Reporter: Ding Xiao Length: 4:25 MC: Last Saturday morning, a forced demolition took place in Miao’erzui County, Huangshigang District, Huangshi City of Hubei Province. Two houses were dismantled. One of the two house owners who resisted the dismantlement – the couple of Zhang Sishen and Wu Xirong – were [...]

Language, place and suffering

China Expat writes: In China efforts to ‘sinofy’ the foreign population is rarely given a second though. There is little push on either the side of locals or Westerners. Instead, most expat life in China takes place within the confines of familiarity. Even those who have made the effort to learn about the country and [...]