Amid the numerous stories of the Chinese authorities “faking” parts of the Olympic ceremony, we must remember that another, more serious kind of deception is playing out in Beijing. On 23 July this year the Chinese authorities announced that they would set up protest zones in three parks around ...
Protest zones in China – yet another broken promise
An offer to the Chinese government of two free tickets for Stand Up For Freedom
It's my theory that jokes are rarely entirely “victimless” even when they're at their most charming and self-deprecating. Some of the biggest and most popular comedy names at this year's Festival include plenty of so-called “un-PC” material in their sets. There are numerous forays into taboo areas, stabs of mockery ...
Proud of protests
Another day and another Briton is arrested in Beijing for mounting a pro-Tibet demonstration. Philip Kirk, along with Australian-Canadian Nicole Rycroft, scaled a hoarding outside the China Central Television building. Worringly, this time the authorities held the two protestors rather than simply packing them off home but hopefully that ...
Chinea and the Paralympics
Do you think the Paralympics will help to change Chinese attitudes towards their disabled community? This BBC article got me thinking. As with many other countries around the world, the disabled community in China is seen as a burden by much of society. Very few are allowed to go to ...
