STUFFS

FROM THE INTERNETS

10 March 2009

Buddhist & Taoist @

Wutai Mountain (五台
山）

Luo Shaoyang on
Flickr (December 15,
2007)

How was your week?

2/3-9/3 dissected
By Casper Oppenhuis de Jong

"He can who thinks he can,

and he can't who thinks he can't."
- Pablo Picasso

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STUFFS 10 March 2009 The Score
Some food for thought
China’s Leaders See a Calendar Full of Trouble
The Chinese place enormous emphasis on anniversaries and dates, one more reason that 2009 is shaping up as a very stressful
year for the nation’s rulers. Besides navigating an economic crisis that has rendered millions jobless, the government must steer
the country through a sheaf of symbolic dates, some auspicious, some portentous, all potential triggers for public unrest.
New York Times

Beautiful, haunting photos from a forgotten Shanghai amusement park

Intriguing photo series by Asiaeyes depicting an old and forgotten Shanghai amusement park.
Neocha

Wu Bangguo (吴邦国): China ‘Will not Have Democracy’

Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which is currently meeting in Beijing,
said today that China will never adopt Western-style democracy. Excerpts from major international news sources.
China Digital Times

U.S. says Chinese vessels harassed Navy ship

According to the Pentagon, five Chinese ships “shadowed and aggressively manoeuvred in dangerously close proximity” to the
USNS Impeccable, an ocean surveillance vessel operating 75 miles south of the Chinese island of Hainan in international
waters.
Reuters

Boating on Quake Lake Coming Soon

Beichuan County, worst hit by last year's Sichuan earthquake, will be opened for tourists. 200,000 people already visited over
Spring Festival. What's next?
People's Daily

Explore: China [documentary]
With a population of 1.4 billion, the People’s Republic of China is vitally important to the planet. China’s rapid growth
impacts the environment locally and globally. In a world affected by globalization, China embodies the phenomenon in both
positive and negative ways. China’s modern society provides a better life for many but also brings with it a loss of cultural
tradition and natural resources. 
Link TV

China's complicated internet culture

The Chinese internet is lots more complicated than you think. CNN and Harvard veteran Rebecca MacKinnon ventured out to
you give you peek into the interesting online world in China.
My Heart's in Accra
Not something you
see every day!

Today is a good day

on Flickr
(September 28,
2007)