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Watch: Amazing Hong Kong in 1961!
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HRIC: Improvement in China's human rights situation will create win-win in Sino-American relations
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Hu Xijin on the Chinese government's (lack of) communication skills
"The Chinese government has never really learnt how to 'speak.' You see a lot of politically correct language, and too little self-criticism. Subjects like Wang Lijun are deemed too sensitive to even be touched upon. China is generally a country that does not too bad on the whole, and the hard results are out there. If something has happened, we should talk about. The more you refuse to talk about it, the more you shroud the matter in mystery. But when you choose to talk about it, people think, oh, it's just that. Society needs criticism all the time. The more the government criticizes itself, the less the public will criticize it. The more good news there is on official media, the more bad news and rumors there will be on Weibo. That's just how things balance up."
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SCAA Pet of the Month: Xiao Laohu
This month's adoptable pet from Second Change Animal Aid (SCAA): Xiao Laohu: Equal Opportunity Feline Friend for People and Pets Alike Who Am I? I’m a lovely, outgoing and happy female tri-color tabby under 2 years old. Don’t be fooled by my name. I’m best described as a big kitten rather than a little tiger! Found abandoned on the street as a baby kitten in need of bottle feeding, I’ve been waiting patiently in...
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Watch: Korean baby belly dancer!
That little belly dancing skirt stretched around her diaper is just too adorable/bizarre.
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Hukou Waterfall icicles draw tourists
The Hukou Waterfall, China's second largest waterfall, located on the border of Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces, are an absolutely spectacular sight in winter to behold.
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Rails Girls Shanghai wants to teach you how to build web aps for free!
If you're a girl, that is. If you are female and have ever had the slightest inclination to futz around with building web applications, then you should check out what's happening over at Rails Girls Shanghai later this month. But the application deadline is tomorrow, so hurry up! Rails Girls is an organization out of Finland that organizes two-day workshops giving women an introduction to Ruby on Rails, an open-source web framework. They've previously...
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PPAR Cat of the Month: Kitty the Cat!
This month's adoptable pet from Paw Pals Animal Rescue (PPAR): Name: Kitty Age: 3 years old Gender: Female Health: Treated for fleas and worms, vaccinated, and spayed Ideal Home: Kitty is an extremely friendly and affectionate cat. She is so sweet that she will kiss you at any chance she has! She is friendly with other cats and an ideal pet for a family eager to adopt an attentive, sweet and elegant lady cat!...
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Wen Yunchao on what Hong Kongers need to know
"If only Hong Kongers knew this: that if the mainland does not have democracy, Hong Kong will not have democracy, and there will be no changes in its circumstances. If Hong Kong does not have democracy, then there will be no security for Hong Kong's liberty and rule of law, and there will be no change in its circumstances. If Hong Kongers took their dissatisfaction and anger, and used it to push for democracy in Hong Kong and the mainland, then Hong Kong would stand to gain from it, and so would the mainland."
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Murong Xuecun on people who complain about the rising cost of books
Some people complain that books are too expensive. Well, you have to see what you're comparing it to. Chinese books cost about 30RMB on the average -- that's a pack of average quality cigarettes, a cup of coffee, a set meal, a cab ride, half of a cinema ticket, or a third of a pizza. Some people can afford to smoke, drink coffee, go to the cinema, but say they're too poor to read....
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Sha Yexin: Thank goodness for Hong Kong!
Thank goodness there is Hong Kong, where demonstrations are a normal thing. Thank goodness there is Hong Kong, where marches don’t end in disaster. Thank goodness there is Hong Kong, where the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) roots out the dirt. Thank goodness there is Hong Kong, where the government isn’t in bed with business. Thank goodness there is Hong Kong, where refuge is provided for exiles [from the Tiananmen Protests]. Thank goodness there...
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Newt Gingrich: I'd like to have an American on the moon before the Chinese get there
Two interesting soundbytes from US presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich from the GOP debate in Florida Thursday night:
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Hong Kong astrologers give their predictions for the Year of the Dragon
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Quote of the Day: Foxconn CEO Terry Gou on managing a million animals
“Hon Hai has a workforce of over one million worldwide and as human beings are also animals, to manage one million animals gives me a headache.”
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"I have no freedom"
Gordon Chang, the China skeptic famed for his apocalyptic pronouncements on the People's Republic, begins his latest essay, "China's Unstoppable Billion", with the following anecdote:
