On Mass behavior in Wukan, China

SO 101 & NSTP students read on this mass behavior phenomenon.

The conflict in Wukan, a coastal settlement near the country’s booming industrial heartland in Guangdong Province, escalated on Monday after residents learned that one of the representatives they had selected to negotiate with the local Communist Party had died in police custody. The authorities say a heart attack killed the 42-year-old man, but relatives say his body bore signs of torture.

Chinese romance with English

Times have change indeed. Rewind, Mao Ze Dong's cultural revolution in the 1960's attacked the imperialist English language. Now, many Chinese are going abroad to learn English. Click on the link below.

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100712-280668/Beijing-steps-up-English-language-drive

You can google: China, cultural revolution.

Chinese education for conformity

New York Time writer Didi Kirsten Tatlow wrote how Chinese education prepare each one to the ultimate educational goal of China, conformity.

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http://bit.ly/Chinathink

Rethinking China

Is China a rich or poor country?

To some it is a mix of First, Second and Third world.

To official pronouncements it is still a developing country.

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The Party and a culture that stays.

The secretive Chinese Communist Party has just concluded their congress. Some officials are going to glitzy stores like Gucci, Calvin Klein buying gifts for whom?

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Romance, China and America

How the two countries, China and America are interconnected.

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China, rising giant.

How China was able to hurdle its development problems. A short clip update.

Is China going to rescue America?

No, according to Thomas Friedman. But China is closely related to America consumers.

America has a solution according to Friedman.

Best of luck.

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In China it will be electric cars.

China is fast producing their electric hybrid cars. What will they come up next? And what would happen to American car manufacturing?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7779261.stm

When world leaders meet.

When world leaders meet, what do you think is the menu? That may be irrelevant or very relevant but the President of Brazil said that the US dragged the third world country to this turmoil. He said that as his seatmate is President Bush. US is short of cash while on the side of other side of Bush, China's Hu Jintao has a fat checkbook in his pocket. What is in the mind of Hu Jintao when he is aware China has $3.3 trillion?

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/16/america/16leaders.php?page=2

Islam meets China rules

Below is an article on how Chinese authorities are dealing with Muslim in Xinjiang autonomous region.

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http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/18/asia/19xinjiang.php

Why China is important in global politics?

With trillions of dollars in their foreign reserve, who can ignore China?

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7671482.stm

Olympic date and marriage

Chinese beliefs in August 08, 2008 or 8-8-8. How many got married this date in which that date happened to be the commencement of the Beijing China Olympics?

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http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/08/asia/scene.php

New Cities New Consciousness

Below is a news article on how new cities are transforming lives of people.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/07/business/wbshenzen.php

China wants the 21st century to be of the Chinese people starting with the Olympics.

A model of Steven Holl work at Beijing China
http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?type=construction&id=58&page=0

Sharon Stone

If you say something, you will be heard and you might land in the ethereal-blogspere just like Sharon Stone.

The Chinese are angry for her comment post-Sichuan-earthquake coming from Sharon Stone of the film "Basic Instinct".

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/may2008/gb20080530_213248.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily

What could happen if there is a glasnost at Myanmar and China?

Michael Gorbachev and the Russian word glasnost http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasnost seem to be identical with each other. This was the period of Russia wherein transparency and openness became an expected behavior from government bureaucracy. This period was felt from the late 1980's to 2000.

Circa 2008, China experienced a devastating earthquake and Myanmar with cyclone Nargis.

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http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/19/europe/soviet.php