Και καλώς αναφέρει το λονδρέζικο σμογκ του 1952, αφού είχε περισσότερα θύματα από τις επιθέσεις της 11/9.
Την ίδια ώρα, στην Κίνα...
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A Postcard from Bo Xilai’s Chongqing: Working and Singing Red Songs at a Chinese Company (Tea Leaf Nation, by Warner Brown)
China to protect online whistleblowers, but only via official site (Reuters).
(John Ikenberry) And I have a very strong view that, over the long term, authoritarian states are less legitimate and less effective in mobilizing and modernizing, even though China has shown us that a single party state that is growing quickly can throw resources at problems and can build great buildings and do impressive infrastructure projects.
Podcasts offer lessons in Chinese history - and American slang (Life)
Chinese forgers suspected in Louvre Museum ticket scam απλό: τυπώνεις πλαστά!
China to protect online whistleblowers, but only via official site (Reuters).
(John Ikenberry) And I have a very strong view that, over the long term, authoritarian states are less legitimate and less effective in mobilizing and modernizing, even though China has shown us that a single party state that is growing quickly can throw resources at problems and can build great buildings and do impressive infrastructure projects.
Podcasts offer lessons in Chinese history - and American slang (Life)
Chinese forgers suspected in Louvre Museum ticket scam απλό: τυπώνεις πλαστά!
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Ο νόμος για την τιμωρία όσων διασπείρουν φήμες μπήκε σε εφαρμογή:
August 28th, media reports claimed that Heibei province Qinghe county police authorities discovered a message posted by a netizen named “宁05021″ on the Baidu Post Bar [discussion forum] “Qinghe Bar” [subforum] claiming: “I heard a murder happened in Louzhuang, does anyone know the facts [of what happened]?” This message was quickly clicked on [viewed] about 1000 times and was spread by some of people in the county, seriously disturbing society’s public order, inciting panic among the people. Police quickly confirmed the identity of the rumor-started and placed her in administrative detention. (...) After police discovered the message, it was verified as an internet rumor, the rumor having severely disturb the local public order, causing panic amongst the masses, and so the police acted in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations in administratively detaining the rumor-starting netizen Zhao X (female, 20 years old) for 5 days. (China Smack)
August 28th, media reports claimed that Heibei province Qinghe county police authorities discovered a message posted by a netizen named “宁05021″ on the Baidu Post Bar [discussion forum] “Qinghe Bar” [subforum] claiming: “I heard a murder happened in Louzhuang, does anyone know the facts [of what happened]?” This message was quickly clicked on [viewed] about 1000 times and was spread by some of people in the county, seriously disturbing society’s public order, inciting panic among the people. Police quickly confirmed the identity of the rumor-started and placed her in administrative detention. (...) After police discovered the message, it was verified as an internet rumor, the rumor having severely disturb the local public order, causing panic amongst the masses, and so the police acted in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations in administratively detaining the rumor-starting netizen Zhao X (female, 20 years old) for 5 days. (China Smack)
Τόσο απλό, ε; Πού να το φανταστώ;
Από την άλλη, no discunts
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ΟΚ, let's see some yang then. Doesn't get much yanger :inno::
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Κίνα: Διάσωση 92 παιδιών και 2 γυναικών πριν πουληθούν από συμμορία (Καθημερινή)
Η κινεζική αστυνομία διέσωσε 92 παιδιά και 2 γυναίκες που είχαν απαχθεί από μια συμμορία με σκοπό να πουληθούν και συνέλαβε 301 υπόπτους, μετέδωσαν σήμερα κρατικά μέσα ενημέρωσης της Κίνας.
Πρόσφατα η αστυνομία πραγματοποίησε ταυτοχρόνως έφοδο σε διάφορες τοποθεσίες σε 11 επαρχίες έπειτα από μια εξάμηνη έρευνα που είχε πραγματοποιήσει, μετέδωσαν η κρατική τηλεόραση της Κίνας και το κρατικό πρακτορείο ειδήσεων Νέα Κίνα, επικαλούμενα το υπουργείο Δημόσιας Ασφάλειας.
Τα δύο μέσα ενημέρωσης δεν διευκρίνισαν πότε διεσώθησαν τα παιδιά, ούτε πότε έγιναν οι συλλήψεις. Επίσης δεν διευκρίνισαν πόσα ήταν τα αγόρια και πόσα τα κορίτσια που είχαν απαχθεί.
Η προτίμηση λόγω παράδοσης των αγοριών, ιδιαίτερα στις αγροτικές περιοχές, και η αυστηρή πολιτική του ενός μόνο παιδιού έχει συμβάλει σε μια αύξηση των απαγωγών και της παράνομης διακίνησης παιδιών και γυναικών τα τελευταία χρόνια.
Οι γυναίκες που έχουν πέσει θύματα απαγωγής πωλούνται σε άνδρες σε απομακρυσμένες περιοχές, οι οποίοι δεν μπορούν να βρουν νύφες λόγω της έλλειψης ισορροπίας που έχει προκληθεί στον αριθμό των γυναικών και των ανδρών και πάλι από την πολιτική αυτή που επιτρέπει στα ζευγάρια να αποκτούν μόνον ένα παιδί, η οποία ενθάρρυνε τις επιλεκτικές αμβλώσεις ανάλογα με το φύλο του παιδιού.
Η κυβέρνηση θα επιβάλει αυστηρότερες ποινές σε αυτούς που αγοράζουν παιδιά τα οποία έχουν απαχθεί, μετέδωσε η κρατική τηλεόραση, ενώ το Νέα Κίνα υπογράμμισε ότι η κυβέρνηση θα τιμωρεί επίσης τους γονείς που πωλούν τα παιδιά τους.
Το 2011 η αστυνομία είχε ανακοινώσει ότι είχε διασώσει περισσότερα από 13.000 παιδιά που είχαν απαχθεί όπως και 23.000 γυναίκες κατά την διάρκεια περίπου των δύο περασμένων ετών.
Υπάρχει και σχετική ταινία, το Τυφλό Βουνό, του 2007 (είχε παιχτεί στην Ελλάδα).
Για καλύτερη κατανόηση των πτυχών του ζητήματος, ιδού ένας τίτλος της ΝΥΤ: Population Control Is Called Big Revenue Source in China (By EDWARD WONG).
Nineteen province-level governments in China collected a total of $2.7 billion in fines last year from parents who had violated family planning laws, which usually limit couples to one child, a lawyer who had requested the data said Thursday.
Η κινεζική αστυνομία διέσωσε 92 παιδιά και 2 γυναίκες που είχαν απαχθεί από μια συμμορία με σκοπό να πουληθούν και συνέλαβε 301 υπόπτους, μετέδωσαν σήμερα κρατικά μέσα ενημέρωσης της Κίνας.
Πρόσφατα η αστυνομία πραγματοποίησε ταυτοχρόνως έφοδο σε διάφορες τοποθεσίες σε 11 επαρχίες έπειτα από μια εξάμηνη έρευνα που είχε πραγματοποιήσει, μετέδωσαν η κρατική τηλεόραση της Κίνας και το κρατικό πρακτορείο ειδήσεων Νέα Κίνα, επικαλούμενα το υπουργείο Δημόσιας Ασφάλειας.
Τα δύο μέσα ενημέρωσης δεν διευκρίνισαν πότε διεσώθησαν τα παιδιά, ούτε πότε έγιναν οι συλλήψεις. Επίσης δεν διευκρίνισαν πόσα ήταν τα αγόρια και πόσα τα κορίτσια που είχαν απαχθεί.
Η προτίμηση λόγω παράδοσης των αγοριών, ιδιαίτερα στις αγροτικές περιοχές, και η αυστηρή πολιτική του ενός μόνο παιδιού έχει συμβάλει σε μια αύξηση των απαγωγών και της παράνομης διακίνησης παιδιών και γυναικών τα τελευταία χρόνια.
Οι γυναίκες που έχουν πέσει θύματα απαγωγής πωλούνται σε άνδρες σε απομακρυσμένες περιοχές, οι οποίοι δεν μπορούν να βρουν νύφες λόγω της έλλειψης ισορροπίας που έχει προκληθεί στον αριθμό των γυναικών και των ανδρών και πάλι από την πολιτική αυτή που επιτρέπει στα ζευγάρια να αποκτούν μόνον ένα παιδί, η οποία ενθάρρυνε τις επιλεκτικές αμβλώσεις ανάλογα με το φύλο του παιδιού.
Η κυβέρνηση θα επιβάλει αυστηρότερες ποινές σε αυτούς που αγοράζουν παιδιά τα οποία έχουν απαχθεί, μετέδωσε η κρατική τηλεόραση, ενώ το Νέα Κίνα υπογράμμισε ότι η κυβέρνηση θα τιμωρεί επίσης τους γονείς που πωλούν τα παιδιά τους.
Το 2011 η αστυνομία είχε ανακοινώσει ότι είχε διασώσει περισσότερα από 13.000 παιδιά που είχαν απαχθεί όπως και 23.000 γυναίκες κατά την διάρκεια περίπου των δύο περασμένων ετών.
Υπάρχει και σχετική ταινία, το Τυφλό Βουνό, του 2007 (είχε παιχτεί στην Ελλάδα).
Για καλύτερη κατανόηση των πτυχών του ζητήματος, ιδού ένας τίτλος της ΝΥΤ: Population Control Is Called Big Revenue Source in China (By EDWARD WONG).
Nineteen province-level governments in China collected a total of $2.7 billion in fines last year from parents who had violated family planning laws, which usually limit couples to one child, a lawyer who had requested the data said Thursday.
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Mao's Little Red Book to get revamp
By Tania Branigan (The Guardian)
It will not be especially little, and the cover will be only partly red. But a new version of the world's second most published book is due to appear on Chinese shelves, decades after it fell from favour with the end of Maoism.
The re-emergence of Quotations from Chairman Mao – better known as the Little Red Book – comes amid an official revival of the era's rhetoric. China's leader, Xi Jinping, has embraced Maoist terminology and concepts, launching a "mass line rectification campaign" and this week even presiding over a televised self-criticism session.
Only the Bible has been printed more often than the Quotations, which was a keystone of Mao's personality cult. A billion copies circulated in the Cultural Revolution – the population pored over it in daily study sessions; illiterate farmers memorised chunks by heart. In the west, translations were brandished by radicals.
By Tania Branigan (The Guardian)
It will not be especially little, and the cover will be only partly red. But a new version of the world's second most published book is due to appear on Chinese shelves, decades after it fell from favour with the end of Maoism.
The re-emergence of Quotations from Chairman Mao – better known as the Little Red Book – comes amid an official revival of the era's rhetoric. China's leader, Xi Jinping, has embraced Maoist terminology and concepts, launching a "mass line rectification campaign" and this week even presiding over a televised self-criticism session.
Only the Bible has been printed more often than the Quotations, which was a keystone of Mao's personality cult. A billion copies circulated in the Cultural Revolution – the population pored over it in daily study sessions; illiterate farmers memorised chunks by heart. In the west, translations were brandished by radicals.
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Το γνωστό ερώτημα:
How long can the Communist party survive in China?
By Jamil Anderlini (Financial Times)
Πλούσιο άρθρο, συνοψίζει ωραία τα διλήμματα και τις απόψεις. Εννοείται ότι κλίνει υπέρ της διάλυσης.
How long can the Communist party survive in China?
By Jamil Anderlini (Financial Times)
Πλούσιο άρθρο, συνοψίζει ωραία τα διλήμματα και τις απόψεις. Εννοείται ότι κλίνει υπέρ της διάλυσης.
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Ιδιαιτέρως ενδιαφέρον άρθρο με τίτλο
“Reverse-Engineering Chinese Censorship” (Harvard Magazine)
the “largest selective suppression of human expression in history”: the Chinese government’s censorship of social media.
the Chinese government is not interested in stifling opinion, but in suppressing collective action. Words alone are permitted, no matter how critical and vitriolic. But mere mentions of collective action—of any large gathering not sponsored by the state, whether peaceful or in protest—are censored immediately.
(King’s team found just two topics—pornography and criticism of the censors—that were subject to constant, high levels of censorship, irrespective of volume.)
“Reverse-Engineering Chinese Censorship” (Harvard Magazine)
the “largest selective suppression of human expression in history”: the Chinese government’s censorship of social media.
the Chinese government is not interested in stifling opinion, but in suppressing collective action. Words alone are permitted, no matter how critical and vitriolic. But mere mentions of collective action—of any large gathering not sponsored by the state, whether peaceful or in protest—are censored immediately.
(King’s team found just two topics—pornography and criticism of the censors—that were subject to constant, high levels of censorship, irrespective of volume.)
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Βορειοκορεάτικα νέα (έτσι, για να ξεδώσω...) (Asahi Shimbun):
North Korea executed nine music group performers in an apparent attempt to squelch rumors leaking that the wife of leader Kim Jong Un might once have led a provocative lifestyle.
The information comes from a high-ranking North Korean government official who recently defected. According to sources, both the Japanese and South Korean governments have confirmed the veracity of the report.
Kim's wife, Ri Sol Ju, was a singer with the Unhasu Orchestra before she married him in June 2012.
The scandal involves members of the orchestra and the Wangjaesan Art Troupe. The nine were suspected of producing and appearing in a pornographic video. Officials of the Ministry of People's Security wiretapped conversations among the nine individuals and overheard one say, "In the past, Ri Sol Ju used to play around in the same manner as we did." Kim became concerned that rumors about his wife might spread. On Aug. 17, the nine were arrested. Three days later, they were executed by firing squad at a training ground of the Kang Gon Military Academy on the outskirts of Pyongyang.
High-ranking officials of the military, the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, as well as other members of the two music groups, witnessed the executions.
Family members of the nine individuals were sent to political prison camps and the two music groups were disbanded.
The scandal apparently stems from an order given by Kim on June 4 that banned the viewing of obscene materials. The two music groups were established under orders of the late Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father. The groups mainly performed at meetings attended by the North Korean elite.
The two musical groups have not appeared in official North Korean media since early August. Downloading of music by the two groups from a video company that uses a computer server outside of North Korea has been blocked.
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, who visited North Korea earlier in September, revealed that he held the baby daughter of Kim Jong Un and Ri Sol Ju. Rodman said the baby's name was "Ju-ae."
Λες να την εκτελέσει κι αυτήν (τη γυναίκα του, εννοώ), αν δεν του κάνει γιο;
North Korea executed nine music group performers in an apparent attempt to squelch rumors leaking that the wife of leader Kim Jong Un might once have led a provocative lifestyle.
The information comes from a high-ranking North Korean government official who recently defected. According to sources, both the Japanese and South Korean governments have confirmed the veracity of the report.
Kim's wife, Ri Sol Ju, was a singer with the Unhasu Orchestra before she married him in June 2012.
The scandal involves members of the orchestra and the Wangjaesan Art Troupe. The nine were suspected of producing and appearing in a pornographic video. Officials of the Ministry of People's Security wiretapped conversations among the nine individuals and overheard one say, "In the past, Ri Sol Ju used to play around in the same manner as we did." Kim became concerned that rumors about his wife might spread. On Aug. 17, the nine were arrested. Three days later, they were executed by firing squad at a training ground of the Kang Gon Military Academy on the outskirts of Pyongyang.
High-ranking officials of the military, the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, as well as other members of the two music groups, witnessed the executions.
Family members of the nine individuals were sent to political prison camps and the two music groups were disbanded.
The scandal apparently stems from an order given by Kim on June 4 that banned the viewing of obscene materials. The two music groups were established under orders of the late Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father. The groups mainly performed at meetings attended by the North Korean elite.
The two musical groups have not appeared in official North Korean media since early August. Downloading of music by the two groups from a video company that uses a computer server outside of North Korea has been blocked.
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, who visited North Korea earlier in September, revealed that he held the baby daughter of Kim Jong Un and Ri Sol Ju. Rodman said the baby's name was "Ju-ae."
Λες να την εκτελέσει κι αυτήν (τη γυναίκα του, εννοώ), αν δεν του κάνει γιο;
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Από τη χώρα των Ουιγούρων (το Ξ[Σ]ιντσιάνγκ):
Uighurs at Xinjiang mosque have to face China flag when praying (Al Jazeera)
The local government in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region’s Aksu area placed the flag over the mihrab -- the traditional prayer niche that points the direction to Mecca (έχει και φωτογραφία)
Uighurs at Xinjiang mosque have to face China flag when praying (Al Jazeera)
The local government in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region’s Aksu area placed the flag over the mihrab -- the traditional prayer niche that points the direction to Mecca (έχει και φωτογραφία)
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ANKARA — In a multibillion-dollar deal, Turkey agreed Thursday to buy a Chinese-made long-range air- and missile-defense system — a move that could prevent the system from being integrated with Turkey’s existing NATO architecture.
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CPMEIC said it will co-produce the system with Turkish prime and subcontractors. But diplomats and analysts warn that Turkey may not be allowed to integrate the Chinese-Turkish system into its mostly NATO-owned early warning assets.
Other contenders for the contract were a US partnership of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, offering the Patriot air defense system; Russia’s Rosoboronexport, marketing the S-300; and the Italian-French consortium Eurosam, maker of the SAMP/T Aster 30.
(Defense News)
Μ' αρέσουν οι Τούρκοι· γράψαν τους νταβατζήδες στα τέτοια τους.
(...)
CPMEIC said it will co-produce the system with Turkish prime and subcontractors. But diplomats and analysts warn that Turkey may not be allowed to integrate the Chinese-Turkish system into its mostly NATO-owned early warning assets.
Other contenders for the contract were a US partnership of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, offering the Patriot air defense system; Russia’s Rosoboronexport, marketing the S-300; and the Italian-French consortium Eurosam, maker of the SAMP/T Aster 30.
(Defense News)
Μ' αρέσουν οι Τούρκοι· γράψαν τους νταβατζήδες στα τέτοια τους.
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What Is a “Same-city Dinner Gathering?” (China Change, της Xiao Guozhen)
“Same-city dinner gatherings” are also called “citizen banquets.” In Chinese, “dinner gathering”(fan – food, zui – drunk) is homonymous with “committing a crime” (fanzui). China’s police see gatherings of people as “illegal,” as a “crime,” but the police have no legitimate reason to prohibit citizens living in the same city from going to a restaurant to eat and drink together, so people call this this kind of gathering a “same-city dinner gathering.”
These “same-city dinner gatherings” started to spring up in 2011. Xiao Guozhen said, “At first they were small in scope and were mostly comprised of legal professionals. At the gatherings, they would discuss individual cases as well as current events. Later, more and more citizens started participating in these gatherings. We advocated that each participant bring a new friend each month so as to expand the numbers of people attending. We were totally open; even if state security agents wanted to participate, we would welcome them.”
Now “same-city dinner gatherings” are prevalent in more than 30 cities. The time for these “dinner gatherings” is set on the last Saturday of the month. There can be as many as one or two hundred participants in a given “dinner gathering.”
“Same-city dinner gatherings” are also called “citizen banquets.” In Chinese, “dinner gathering”(fan – food, zui – drunk) is homonymous with “committing a crime” (fanzui). China’s police see gatherings of people as “illegal,” as a “crime,” but the police have no legitimate reason to prohibit citizens living in the same city from going to a restaurant to eat and drink together, so people call this this kind of gathering a “same-city dinner gathering.”
These “same-city dinner gatherings” started to spring up in 2011. Xiao Guozhen said, “At first they were small in scope and were mostly comprised of legal professionals. At the gatherings, they would discuss individual cases as well as current events. Later, more and more citizens started participating in these gatherings. We advocated that each participant bring a new friend each month so as to expand the numbers of people attending. We were totally open; even if state security agents wanted to participate, we would welcome them.”
Now “same-city dinner gatherings” are prevalent in more than 30 cities. The time for these “dinner gatherings” is set on the last Saturday of the month. There can be as many as one or two hundred participants in a given “dinner gathering.”
Κάπως έτσι, αν θυμάμαι καλά, άρχισε η επανάσταση του 1848 στη Γαλλία, με Επαναστατικά Δείπνα.
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Βιβλιοκριτική από τον Howard W. French του τελευταίου, αυτοβιογραφικού βιβλίου του Λιάο Γι-Ού. (The Caravan)