Olympic Cartoon
Posted on April 15, 2008 - Filed Under China, Politics | 6 Comments
Olympic Torch Pwned in Paris
Posted on April 8, 2008 - Filed Under China, Freedom, Politics | Leave a Comment
Eat it, Genocide Olympics!
Another Scoop by The Onion
Posted on March 28, 2008 - Filed Under China, Freedom, Funny | Leave a Comment
Their spoof magazine cover, from back in September:
It’s looking like a better question with each passing day.
Hurray for Nicolas Sarkozy
Posted on March 26, 2008 - Filed Under China, Freedom, International Relations | Leave a Comment
He’s considering a French boycott of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Good for him. Here’s hoping more political leaders follow his example.
Lest we lose sight of the real issue, this is what Sarkozy is considering boycotting.
“Shameful”
Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under China | 1 Comment
“Any act to disrupt the Olympic torch relay is shameful and unpopular.” - Qin Gang,
Chinese spokesman.
I wonder how Mr. Qin would describe China’s recent behaviour in Tibet.
I think we’re fast approaching the point where a boycott of the Olympics’ opening ceremony is the minimum obligation of every country that claims to respect human rights.
Hurray for Nancy Pelosi
Posted on March 22, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, China | Leave a Comment
The Speaker of the House condemned Chinese brutality in Tibet in unusually strong language today. I’ve never heard of a senior Western government official going this far before:
Ms Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, also called on the international community to denounce Chinese rule in Tibet.
Good for her. I wish other important [...]
More on Tibet #2
Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under China | Leave a Comment
There are a collection of photographs here, taken by The Economist’s China correspondent. It might take a while for the page to display.
More on Tibet
Posted on March 15, 2008 - Filed Under China, Freedom, International Politics | 1 Comment
From The Economist. It seems to be uglier that I at first thought:
Within a couple of hours, fires were blazing in the streets across much of the city. Some buildings caught fire too. A pall of smoke blanketed Lhasa, obscuring the ancient Potala—the city’s most famous monument, which covers a hillside overlooking the city. It [...]
Anti-Chinese Protests in Tibet
Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under China, Freedom, International Politics | 2 Comments
Good for the Tibetans! They’ve kicked up the biggest civil disturbance in ‘China’ (Tibet isn’t really part of China; the Chinese annexed it in 1951) since 1989, in the year that the world’s most powerful totalitarian state seeks to ‘normalise’ its image abroad through hosting the Olympics. Let’s hope that some of the Western leaders [...]
Fixing a Toilet while Sozzled
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under China, Funny | Leave a Comment
Massive thanks to Anthony for posting this on his blog. It’s a clip of Shane and I attempting to fix a toilet in China after Shane (not me, despite his claims) broke it. You can’t see this in the video, but when I lifted up the plug in the cistern, half the toilet’s mechanics flowed [...]
Panda Land
Posted on November 24, 2007 - Filed Under China, Environment/Conservation | Leave a Comment
James Fallows piece from the Atlantic website. (Subscription required).
Panda slideshow to accompany the above. (Free).
If I ever visit China again I’m definitely going to the Wolong Nature Reserve, or “Panda Land”, as Fallows’ slideshow refers to it.
Let’s Hear It For George W. Bush
Posted on October 18, 2007 - Filed Under American Politics, China, Funny, International Relations, Politics | 1 Comment
Yes, he may be one of the worst US presidents ever, but he’s the first to have the courage to meet publicly with the Dalai Lama, and this at a time when Sino-American are of unprecedented importance. Of course, some people can’t resist taking shots at him even when he does something good:
No More Panda Diplomacy
Posted on September 15, 2007 - Filed Under China, Environment/Conservation | Leave a Comment
According to this post on the rather excellent Foreign Policy blog, China has decided to end its hitherto practice of donating giant pandas to curry favour with other governments. From now on, pandas will only be leaving China on ten-year leases, at a cost of $1 million a year to the fortunate host nation.
Pictures from China
Posted on June 28, 2007 - Filed Under China | 5 Comments
Me in the Forbidden City
Me and Ormy with chopsticks
Shane and my soon-to-be-removed hair
Shane, Aussie Shane (in background), myself and Eoin, in the Forbidden City
Self-taken picture of Anthony
Shane looking cool
On the Great Wall
Pictures courtesy of Anthony.
Home
Posted on June 28, 2007 - Filed Under China | Leave a Comment
Do not want!
Anthony has some pictures, with more to come hopefully.
