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June 4, 2014. I never before saw all the raw video footage of “Tank Man’s” defiance against a column of army tanks until today. It is remarkable, how one nameless man entered all of our living rooms for just a moment and is remembered so vividly a quarter of a century later. And for good reason. 12:03 pm, Filed under: General. June 2, 2014. Return of Liu Di, the “Stainless Steel Mouse”. I remember how angry I felt when another cyberdissident who lobbied for her release was himself arrested. March 25, 2014.

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Twenty-five years later » The Peking Duck

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June 4, 2014. I never before saw all the raw video footage of “Tank Man’s” defiance against a column of army tanks until today. It is remarkable, how one nameless man entered all of our living rooms for just a moment and is remembered so vividly a quarter of a century later. And for good reason. Richard Burger is the author of Behind the Red Door: Sex in China. An exploration of China's sexual revolution and its clash with traditional Chinese values. 12:03 pm, Filed under: General. June 4, 2014 @ 12:58 pm.

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Writing “The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited” » The Peking Duck

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May 19, 2014. Writing “The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited”. That’s the ingenious title of a new book. By NPR correspondent Louisa Lim, who I had the pleasure of working with briefly when I was working on a project in Shanghai in 2010. I just ordered it and plan to review it soon. But the story of. Of the seminar, a state-run newspaper, the Global Times, wrote dismissively, It is obvious that such an event, which is related to the most sensitive political issue in China, has clearly cro...

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Peter Hessler’s Country Driving » The Peking Duck

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April 4, 2010. Peter Hessler’s Country Driving. I probably don’t have to tell anyone here that I am a serious Peter Hessler fan. I took a circuitous route along the way, starting with Oracle Bones. And then River Town. My friends told told me I should have started the other way around, and even though they were right, it hardly mattered. I loved them both. 8221;), as do his students’ essays on a Shakespeare sonnet and Robin Hood. And you have no choice; you simply have to keep turning the page. Like Orac...

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The June 4th Incident » The Peking Duck

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June 4, 2015. The June 4th Incident. Allow me to emerge from my self-imposed hibernation to comment briefly, as I have done nearly every year in this blog’s 13-year history, on what happened in the streets around Tiananmen Square and in other Chinese cities on June 4th, 1989. One year ago I wrote a post. About the remarkable book by former NPR correspondent Louisa Lim, The Peoples’ Republic of Amnesia. I wish everyone who argues that enough has been said about the “incident” already and that ...An explor...

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Peter Hessler’s China Daily “article”: how low can they go? » The Peking Duck

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January 22, 2015. Peter Hessler’s China Daily “article”: how low can they go? In case you can’t access the Facebook post, here is the entire piece below, with Chinese translation. Nice to see that this has made international news. A message from Peter with a Chinese translation at the end:. 本月早些时候， 中国日报 China Daily 一位记者找到我，请我和我在涪陵的前同事，即拙著简体中文版译者李雪顺一起接受采访。 Richard Burger is the author of Behind the Red Door: Sex in China. 8:47 am, Filed under: China. The Discussion: 14 Comments. January 22, 2015 @ 4:05 pm.

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Is it a police state? » The Peking Duck

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January 18, 2015. Is it a police state? The best post I ever wrote (and I realize that’s not saying very much) is this one. Its simple point is that underneath a veneer of happiness, prosperity and optimism there can lurk a much darker and more dangerous side. People can be content and appreciate their government while being oblivious — willfully or not — to what it is going on beneath the surface. What is a police state? For encouraging “subversion.”. The libraries are among the victims of a sweeping or...

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Interview with a 1989 demonstrator in China » The Peking Duck

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December 17, 2003. Interview with a 1989 demonstrator in China. Below is the interview I posted a few day’s ago on Living in China. It tells of the evolution of a former flag-waving protestor in the 1989 demonstrations in Shanghai. If you’ve ever looked back at the Tiananmen Square days and wondered what those students are doing and thinking today, you may find this interesting. Q What brought you to the demonstrations in Shanghai? To go to the demonstrations. We all went, it was just natural. My...Chine...

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Is Falung Gong a dangerous cult? Is it a cult at all? » The Peking Duck

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July 18, 2014. Is Falung Gong a dangerous cult? Is it a cult at all? Presents the argument of one of the best informed China Hands I’ve ever read, Ian Johnson, who argues that the FG is not a cult. One FG watcher quoted in the article, on the other hand, argues that it could be considered a cult because of its Mao-like deification of founder Li Hongzhi. Then, in the same article, David Ownby, author of “Falun Fong and the Future of China,” also makes the argument that Falun Gong is not a cult. To a young...

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Shaun Rein’s revenge » The Peking Duck

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March 29, 2012. Shaun Rein’s revenge. Should I feel proud that Shaun Rein, in his new book. The End of Cheap China. Devotes two entire paragraphs to me? Maybe I would feel proud if the two paragraphs weren’t a simple act of revenge. Maybe I would feel proud if Rein didn’t misrepresent the truth about me. Truth was never his strong suit. Let’s take a look at what he says. Think about that. What’s going on here? Rein also left out the opening phrase of the passage he quotes from my blog: “Despite som...