Guardian exposes more lies in Ping Fu's "memoir"
Making good use of resources real journalists have, the Guardian has joined the fray in the controversy regarding Ping Fu's autobiography, Bent, not Break: A Life in Two Worlds.Joining in the criticism...
View ArticleThe Depravation of Sir Harold Evans
Sir Harold Evans is one of the most revered journalists in the world. He was named one of International Press Institute's 50 World Press Freedom Heroes of the past fifty years in 2000. In 2004, he was...
View ArticleThe need for building a Chinese American Kossack community
This is an introduction to a new Kossack group, Way of Dragon.The recent Ping Fu affair has taught us one thing: that Chinese Americans need a voice of our own. Others will not and cannot speak for us....
View ArticleThe Double Faced Political Correctness of New York Times in Ping Fu Affair
The mainstream media has largely been acting as the accessory to Ping Fu's lying. One of my previous diaries dealt with Sir Harold Evans. Another example of the horrific performance by the media is the...
View ArticleDid NPR just screw up or plainly lie about Ping Fu?
Today's NPR soft commercial for 3D printers contained this eye-popper:Among the celebrity entrepreneurs in the 3-D printing field is Ping Fu, who gave one of the most inspiring talks at SXSW. Fu is a...
View ArticleThe Ping Fu song
Someone came up with a lyric using the tune of Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind (http://www.youtube.com/...) to tell Ping Fu's story.Update: More stanzas to the lyric. A 2nd poem added about Ping Fu's...
View ArticleAfter devastating earthquake, donors shun China's Red Cross
A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Sichuan province this morning (last night US time). Initial reports were at least 150 people were killed and over 3000 injured, and massive damages to...
View ArticleJune 4, 1989 in our memory
Another year has passed, and China is still under a dictatorship. Students who braved bullets on Tiananmen Square 24 years ago are now in their middle ages. Most of the younger generation in China...
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Let's not forget Tiananmen
It's the anniversary of June 4, 1989 Tiananmen democracy movement again. We should not forget those who gave their lives for democracy 24 years ago.
View ArticleSuzhou University Issues 2nd Public Statement about Ping Fu
Ping Fu's alma mater appears very much angered by Ping Fu's memoir which contained many unbelievable and unflattering descriptions about the university. It has requested that Fu retract her words and...
View ArticleTo Chinese and their homes, "China" means "demolishing"
The English word "China" can be transliterated into Chinese as "chai na", which means "in the process of demolishing". This has become a popular name for China in Chinese blogosphere, because of...
View ArticleExplosion at Beijing Capitol International Airport (photos)
A man in wheelchair detonated a home-made bomb at the arrivals terminal (terminal 3) at Beijing Capitol International Airport, injuring himself. Here is a report about the motive of the bombing.
View ArticleCirque du Soleil Shows Tank Man Image to Beijing Audience
The French Canadian circus company Cirque du Soleil displayed the Tiananmen Tank Man photo, photoshoped to show Micheal Jackson as the tank man, on the giant screen during a recent performance in...
View ArticlePeople's Daily new headquaters building: A symbol of what?
The picture of the new headquarters building of the official Chinese communist Party newspaper People's Daily has gone viral on Chinese blogosphere. The reason? It looks like a big "FU" symbol. Picture...
View ArticleThe best video I've ever watched
This video about children's view on gay marriage is making rounds on Chinese blogosphere. It made me optimistic about our future. It's in English with Chinese subtitle:http://tv.sohu.com/...
View ArticleCartoon from China: Dennis Rodman, Kim, and Sola Aoi
Dennis Rodman had a wonderful time in North Korea. Some Chinese blogger drew this cartoon.Cartoon and English translation below the fold
View ArticleMassacre in Kunming work of Uyghur separatists
Yesterday more than a dozen men (and possibly two women according to some eyewitnesses) dressed in black, wearing facemasks and armed with long knives attacked the crowd waiting at the Kunming railroad...
View ArticleA letter circulating in China shows how bad Baidu is
Baidu is considered by many as the Chinese version of Google. However, unlike Google, whose company motto is "don't do evil", Baidu seems to believe the capitalist principle of money at all cost....
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In memory of Tiananmen
This is the 26th anniversary of the democracy movement in China and the brutal crackdown by the Chinese government. Students' blood shall not be shed in vain.
View ArticleA nation of 23 million is not represented in the UN
UN charter,Article 4Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace-loving states which accept the obligations contained in the present Charter and, in the judgment of the Organization, are...
View ArticleRacism alive and well in the NBA
The youtube video,Jeremy Lin: Too Flagrant Not to Callwent viral earlier this month and prompted a NYT report. It forced NBA to come out with a response, giving some BS statistical jargon talk, and...
View ArticleRemember Tiananmen
A poem by British poet James FentonTiananmenby James Fenton Tianamen Is broad and clean And you can’t tell Where the dead have been And you can’t tell What happened then And you can’t speak Of...
View ArticleKen McGurn for Congress (deadline midnight tonight)
Just got this in my mail box. Apparently he needs enough people to sign up and donate in order to get the support he will need from the Democratic Campaign Committee and the Florida Democratic party....
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The big flood of 2016 in China, what is being censored (warning: graphic photos)
Many cities across 11 provinces in central and southern China have seen severe flood in the past week. Most notable is the city of Wuhan in central China, with a population of 10 million. The Chinese...
View ArticleUnion Launches Nationwide Boycott Against Trump
The Culinary Workers Union, which recently organized the workers at Trump’s Las Vegas Hotel, is launching a nationwide boycott against Donald Trump to force the Trump Organization to negotiate with the...
View ArticleThe Hillary Shimmy Song
xYouTube Video Beautiful song by Jonathan Mann to enjoy while we work to GOTV.The full lyric:This dude is coming at meI just smile and let him beThe dude brought your own ropeHe put the bullet in the...
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Sleeper House Race of 2016: FL-03
Newly drawn FL-03 includes all of Alachua County encompassing the University of Florida campusFL-03 is PVI:R+9 and rated solid R by Cook Political Report. Its current representative is Tea-Partier Ted...
View ArticleAn environmental trojan horse by big utility and Koch brothers: Florida's...
A grassroots initiative to put a solar power amendment on the November ballot in Florida failed to gather enough signatures. In the mean time, Koch brothers, Ralph Reed, and big utility, with the help...
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Gallup: The world united against Trump
A global poll conducted by Gallup and a network of pollsters around the world reveals that the entire globe is united against the Trump. The only country where Trump wins a plurality is Russia, where...
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Voted in Florida - Early Voting Impressions
Polling place opened at 9am. Parking lot completely full — I was worried not being able to find a parking spot, had to wait for someone who just finished voting to leave. Line was long, waited in line...
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Trump Supporter on Chinese Wechat Calls for Voting Fraud
On a Chinese wechat (a Chinese app similar to twitter) group operated by an online newspaper China College Daily (it’s Chinese name, 北美留学生日报, actually means “North America Chinese Student Daily”— this...
View ArticleWhy I think the polls might be massively wrong and a potential landslide is...
One of the polling difficulties is the fact that the US has become a majority cell phone only nation. Pollsters have made considerable efforts to adapt to this evolution but have yet to effectively...
View ArticleClinton GOTV ground game: 7 million contacts made yesterday nation wide,...
I have been out canvassing past two days. Today I heard from our local organizer that Team Hillary yesterday made over 7 million contacts in 1 day nation wide. Here in Alachua County Florida we...
View ArticleCalexit: California Independence Referendum Getting Started
This is not a joke. The website went online with a list of 9 strong reasons for California to exit the Union. It statesIn our view, the United States of America represents so many things that conflict...
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Hillary won an election for parliament in Shanghai, China
While the whole world’s attention is drawn to the US election, something is quietly happening in China. China has not had a truly democratic election since 1949. Its “People’s Congress” is made up of...
View ArticleChina Post Commits Fraud in Mail Delivery
China Post Group Corporation, or China Post, runs the mail service in China and is owned and operated by the Chinese government. Its service is long known to be unreliable. Back when I needed to send...
View ArticleAfter Liu Xiaobo's death, China censors "script" and "I have no enemy"
The death of democracy advocate, Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo has made the Chinese government extremely nervous. It is amazing to see the government of a supposedly superpower to be so afraid of a man...
View ArticleAudi's ad in China likens women to used cars
This is the starting image of a beautifully made Audi commercial for their used cars that is playing in China. Watch the full 30 second commercial in the link...
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Trump portraits by a Chinese artist
A Chinese artist, Chenchu Zhang, painted a series of Trump portraits. See for yourself if you have a weibo account.Here is another one if you can’t see the weibo page:
View ArticleChina inches closer to fascism as propaganda war film breaks box office record
This is a repost of someone else’s critique of the Chinese propaganda war film, War Wolf 2. I want to share it with my Chinese friends but have nowhere to post it inside the GFW of China. Every time...
View ArticleXinhua News Agency: N Korea Military Will Submit Plan to Bomb Guam
China’s government news agency, Xinhua, today came out with a terse report that contains only one sentence:新华社快讯：朝鲜军方１０日表示，有关使用中程弹道导弹打击关岛美军基地的计划将于８月中旬前递交朝最高领导人。Translation:Breaking by Xinhua: North...
View ArticleRemember Tiananmen
On the eve of 29th anniversary of Tiananmen massacre, let’s remember those who gave their lives for democracy.
View ArticleChinese Police Violence Against Peaceful Protestors Over Privatization of...
Leiyang city government is running out of money. Their solution is to cut the size of the city schools and move most of the students to private schools, where they will be forced to pay hefty tuition....
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Remember June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square
31 years ago this day hundreds of people died in Beijing fighting for democracy. Today China still has no freedom, no democracy. Chinese government is now attempting to corrupt and subvert democratic...
View ArticleHow to force abolishment of electoral college
Electoral college is undemocratic. It is a relic of the 18th century when even founding fathers did not trust the general public to have the ability to choose wisely. They wanted a few “wise men” (no...
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Potential humanitarian crisis in China as government starts forcing mothers...
As China slips further and further into fascism, its government starts to enforce what it deems as “good” policies that were mostly not possible to enforce in a sane society. After cracking down on...
View ArticleDoes Florida's ban of wechat and tiktok on all university wi-fi networks...
Recently Florida Board of Governors announced emergency regulation 3.0075, prohibiting wechat and tiktok on all state university wi-fi networks. The universities immediately implemented this rule,...
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