Author: Linjun Fan
Linjun Fan is a student of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley. She worked as a reporter for China Central Television and then as a special correspondent for the Beijing Bureau of Knight Ridder Newspapers for several years after her graduation from Beijing University.
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EmailA Satire That Caused an Uproar in Both China and The Philippines
Hong Kong columnist Chip Tsao (陶杰 Tao Jie) wrote a satirical article recently commenting on the dispute over the Spratly Islands between China and the Philippines. Very few Chinese or Filipinos got his humor. Instead, so many Filipinos were infuriated by the “racism” displayed in the article that Manila bar
April 8, 2009 1:42 PM
BOCOG: “I Do Not Think There Was Any Wrongdoing”
Beijing-based legal scholar Xu Zhiyong (???) writes on his blog, translated by CDT: Seven-year-old Yang Peiyi sang a lovely song for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. However, audiences all over the world thought that the song was sung by another girl, Lin Miaoke, whose picture was published on the New
August 18, 2008 2:41 PM
Most Recent Entries
- 2008.08.05 Is Beijing Ready for the Olympics?
- 2008.07.28 The No-Show Torch
- 2008.07.24 An Investigation Into Officials’ Anti-petition Effort in China
- 2008.07.17 The Men Who Built The Grand Olympic Structures
- 2008.07.09 The Censored Journals on Weng’an Riot by a Chinese Journalist
- 2008.07.04 How Did the Chinese Public Push Officials to Admit Fault in Tigergate?
- 2008.06.20 China’s President “Chats” With Citizens Online
- 2008.06.19 Fan Meizhong: Why I Challenged the Chinese Public on Ethics
- 2008.06.02 The Odyssey of a Chengdu Resident: Looking for Mother After the Earthquake Hit
- 2008.05.31 Photo: a young man looked at the rubble of collapsed buildings
- 2008.05.29 Lin Qiang: Seeking Truth Is More Important Than Saving Face
- 2008.05.27 “Ghost Hunt” Prompts Officials to Rein in Embezzlement of Relief Tents
- 2008.05.22 Qian Minjie: The Earthquake Changed My Cynicism
