Category Archives: Zhong Guo, Middle Kingdom

Washingtonpost.com Don’t Let China Off The Hook By Jim Hoagland Thursday, January 20, 2005; Page A25 What he did was weep, apologize and express sorrow as he unsuccessfully begged peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators to go home. Zhao knew but did not say that he had lost the argument in the Politburo, which was preparing to sendContinue reading “News: Don’t Let China Off The Hook”

(Filed: 20/01/2005) The deaths of senior political figures make the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) nervous. And this has not changed from the chaos of the Cultural Revolution to the brash semi-capitalism of today. The reaction persists because the leadership remains doubtful of its legitimacy and fearful that mourning could turn into a public expression ofContinue reading “News: China’s communist rulers still don’t trust the people”

Big News Network.com     Monday 19th April, 2004 The European Union informed Beijing Sunday there would be no early lifting of its arms trade embargo on China, in place since 1989. The ban was imposed after China’s crackdown that year on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. France had pushed to end the ban, the BBCContinue reading “News: European Union continues China arms ban”

It’s April. Sites are being banned, women who ask China to admit to what they did in Tiananmen on June 4th 1989 are arrested. I love April. It’s always the month when I am reminded in the most personal of ways my government will shut down, close up, jail all the people who simply haveContinue reading “Three Tiananmen Mothers Arrested”

Zhong Guo, Kingdom, China A few weeks ago, I went to China and fell in love with it and wanted to partake. Wanted so badly to go, see and learn. I made a huge decision for myself which was I wanted to move to Beijing. I started to talk to my friends about, I startedContinue reading “Thoughts of Zhong Guo, Middle Kingdom, China (2)”

Green Tea Leaves Steel and Glass: Reminicient of Old Chinese Style Primordial Wine (Click to englarge)

People keep telling me China won’t change and those wishes for democracy for the country are merely wishes, especially if I believe with a lot of public pressure, it will be achieved in a peaceful manner. Then again once upon a time, the idea a communist government will allow private property would have been laughedContinue reading “News: China Parliament Set to Enshrine Private Property”

Thoughts on Zhong Guo, Middle Kingdom, China (1) I am Chinese. When I write those words it seems to have weight. It seems a vastly heavy thing. That word Chinese, the characters Zhong Guo Ren has weight. I don’t really understand what it means or why it has meaning and whether it should have anyContinue reading “Thoughts on Zhong Guo, Middle Kingdom, China (1)”