Children from China, Qionglai a resettlement area for Sichuan earthquake survivors, cheering during a celebration for Chinese
New Year.
On the 11 February, the Qionglai earthquake survivors held the "Hundred Families Feast" to celebrate their first Spring Festival,
since being relocated to Youzha Township from Wenchuan County.
Related: Guessing riddles to celebrate New Year in Anhui Province
San Francisco Bay Area Celebrates The Year of the Tiger
Via The NY Times
Another New Year---Via The View from Taiwan
Liu Hong, woke up her husband from a 12 year coma by repeatedly reading her husband love letters from his period of puppy love for the entirety of the 12 long years he was in a coma.
Some 13 years ago, a car accident turned Huang Jianjun, into a vegetative patient. Liu stumbled upon Huang's well kept secret of a love letter as she turned their house upside down, trying to find anything of value to pay for Huang's expensive treatment.
Though heart broken and knowing that Huang kept his true love buried, Liu chose to keep reading him the letter after she found out Huang, always had a subtle reaction to the letter.
Full story here in Chinese Via Sina
H/T: China Cogito News
China recalls (again) 170 tons of tainted milk products after they reentered the market place after companies failed to destroy the product containing melamine a toxic poison harmful when swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. FDA Scientists say that melamine is a cyanuric acid which causes the kidneys to malfunction, renal failure and death.On the 07 January, 2009 I wrote here children died after consuming the tainted milk product used by unscrupulous manufacturers to artificially boost protein levels.Almost 100 tons remain on the store shelves that have not yet been found.
In China, operators display an incredible willingness to place public safety at risk in exchange for only small gains in profit.
More here Via China Digital Times
Related: In 2008 Melamine Tainted Candy sold in the U.S. Via YouTube
H/T: Guangzhou Daily in Chinese
Yahoo ignored demonstrators outside their Silicon Valley, CA headquarters, protesting the companies role in providing private information to Chinese Communist authorities, which led to the arrests of many Chinese Human Rights Activists among these was Shi Tao who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for releasing a document of the CCP to an overseas pro-democracy China site.
Just how safe are American's from the intrusion of government?
Obama Administration wants to follow Chinese Communist Party
lead by tracking cell phone users, claiming that Americans enjoy no reasonable expectation of privacy. DoJ Lawyers claim, "a customers 4th Amendment rights are not violated when the phone company reveals to the government its own records."
More here Why Yahoo is the Enemy of Freedom by Wang Yi
Related: Send a Chinese New Year card to Shi-Tao
Via Amnesty International
H/T: The Epoch Times
Demonstrators holding signs at the China Liaison office in Hong King, protesting the continued detention of Christian Human Rights Attorney Gao Zhisheng on the 1 year anniversary of his arrest.On the 13 September, 2007 Gao Zhisheng, wrote to the U.S. Government and revealed the harsh brutality the Chinese Communist Party, inflicts on its people.
On the 04 February, 2009 Chinese authorities arrested Gao Zhisheng from his Beijing apartment, his whereabouts today remain unknown.
Sign the petition at Free Gao.com and join the thousands of supporters who demand the release of Christian Human Rights Attorney, husband and father Gao Zhisheng.
More here from Free Gao Zhisheng
Related: Gao Zhisheng is "Where he is supposed to be" says Beijing Via The Epoch Times