Paulina Hartono
Paulina Hartono is a graduate of UC Berkeley.
70th Anniversary of Nanjing Massacre
Posted by Paulina Hartono | Dec 12, 2007
From BBC News: Shortly after capturing Nanjing in December 1937, the Japanese army gathered together 1,300 Chinese soldiers and civilians at the city’s Taiping Gate. They then killed them. They blew them up with landmines then doused them with petrol before setting them alight, finally using bayonets to finish off anyone still left alive. This […]
Read MoreSurrender or Fight? War is Not a Cricket Match or Bollywood Movie. Can India Fight China if it Must? – Subroto Roy
Posted by Paulina Hartono | Dec 12, 2007
The following OP-ED piece is from the Indian newspaper The Statesman: Armies of the subcontinent, all deriving from rather antiquated British military traditions, have only once since 1947 fought an external army ~ when China’s Communists, using Lin Biao’s military doctrines, attacked India in 1962 and India lost territory, soldiers and self-respect, gaining ignominy for […]
Read MoreLanzhou Party Leader on the Role of Public Servants – CCTV
Posted by Paulina Hartono | Dec 11, 2007
“Parenting Official (Fumu Guan) (父母官)” is a term that was often used in Chinese dynasties to call officials whose role was “to parent” the people they ruled. This is the political heritage of the official Confucius education. However, this political heritage is slowly changing in today’s China. When interviewed on CCTV’s program “From Decision Makers […]
Read MorePolice Raid Bible Meeting, Detain 270 – RFA
Posted by Paulina Hartono | Dec 11, 2007
“270 House Church pastors have been detained for what Chinese officials are calling an ‘illegal religious gathering’.” From RFA Unplugged blog: “They divided us into pairs and handcuffed us all together with our partner and marched us off to the police station for questioning. Some of the congregation were beaten during our detention, during questioning. […]
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