Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton

Can’t Sleep. June 3rd.. So this is how it feels to Live in a Totalitarian Regime huh?

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Been in bed for three hours now and finally gave up. I went for a walk to the seven eleven down the street and bought myself some Yakult hoping it would feel better. It’s so extraordinarily quiet tonight. Not even passing cars. I was supposed to write about what happenedContinue reading “Can’t Sleep. June 3rd.. So this is how it feels to Live in a Totalitarian Regime huh?”

Conversing on Orientalism.

The recent links on Times of Tibet, EastSouthWestNorth and salon blogs have sent over some new readers, who are adding perspectives on things that the glutter crew usually digs their teeth into. Here are the two most interesting conversations that is going on right now. Hopefully by putting them back up on top we canContinue reading “Conversing on Orientalism.”

Radio Talk Show Hosts Crumbles under “Political Pressure”

“Teacup in a Storm” is the name of one of Hong Kong’s most popular radio talkback shows. This week its recently departed former host Allan Lee proved he could also provoke a storm. Mr Lee is the third popular radio host with pro-democracy views to take himself off the air in the past month. ThisContinue reading “Radio Talk Show Hosts Crumbles under “Political Pressure””

News: Liu Xiaobo under house arrest ahead of 4 June

Reporters Without Borders has condemned a move by Chinese authorities placing several human rights activists under house arrest, preventing them from publicly marking the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on 4 June. Among them is Liu Xiaobo, a champion of free _expression and author of a number of articles about cyberdissidence in theContinue reading “News: Liu Xiaobo under house arrest ahead of 4 June”

News: China bans computer game accused of distorting history

Aren’t we being a little bit over sensitive??? Sat May 29, 1:07 PM ET BEIJING (AFP) – China has banned a Swedish-made computer game accused of “distorting history and damaging China’s sovereignty,” by showing Manchuria, Tibet and Xinjiang as independent nations, state press said. The computer game, “Hearts of Iron”, made by the Stockholm-based gamesContinue reading “News: China bans computer game accused of distorting history”

Corruption of Buddhism in Asia.

Today is Buddha’s birthday. I means very little to me, much like the real meaning of Christmas means so little to me. What I found really interesting when I got to the west was how people there had no idea how corrupted, money orientated, fearful, superstitious the various forms of Buddhism in Asia can be.Continue reading “Corruption of Buddhism in Asia.”

Economic Growth: Democratization Inevitable or a new Fascist State?

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong “GENEVA: China is still widely depicted in the Western news media as a totalitarian state, and its economic success as economic reform without political reform. Yet any sharp break with the Communist economic system inevitably entails political change, and it is therefore far more accurate to describe the Chinese experienceContinue reading “Economic Growth: Democratization Inevitable or a new Fascist State?”