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
Photoshop image of Chairman Mao Tse Tong, "Unexpected Return" strides through door accompanied by Li Yuhe, Li Tiemei, characters from "The Legend of the Lantern"
Mao's arrival interrupts a deal taking place with George Bush (43), fallen Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Liangyu seated at the table, seated next to Zhang Weiyang, Dean of Guanghua School of Management at the piano is successful businessman Ren Zhiqiang.
Image has become popular subsequent to a China Value post last year.
Netizen named "Zuoke" painted a peculiar oil painting entitled "Mao Tse-Tung Unexpected Return." Characters include Chairman Mao, Li Yuhe, Li Tiemei, negative character includes George Bush and a triangle of special interests including, Zhang Weiying representing Academia, Ren Zhiqiang from Business and Chen Liangyu for Politics. Mao unexpectedly returns just as soon as the money is being divided.
Image is based upon the 19th century painting Unexpected Visitors, Unexpected Guests, showing the Homecoming of a Soldier from War by Ilya Ripen.
Critics of the photoshop image call it "worthless" while supporters say, "Long live Chairman Mao, One World, Different Dreams."
More here in Chinese Via Wang Xiaodong Blog
H/T: EU--China Managers Association
Children in China holding up laboratory results showing high levels of lead in their blood. A 9 month old child diagnosed with high levels of lead in his blood.
More than 1,000 children living nearby to some of China's largest plants have been diagnosed with excessive levels of lead in their blood in Henan Province.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 204,000 Children's Big Rex & Friends cloth books made in China because a red plastic dot sewn in the book contains high levels of lead.
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"Dad, yesterday you asked me how much money I have saved, I said that I've saved a little over 8,000, you seemed a little unhappy...Dad I was really afraid to tell you actually there are not even 500 in my bank card...I am sorry, I should not have lied. Last time Mom asked me on the phone how much I make a month I told her 3,200 out of thin air...I am really sorry for disappointing you after so much schooling...Sometime ago you asked me if I was going to be home for Chinese New Years (Spring Festival begins 14 February) Dad your Son does not have a face to go home..."
The Writer named, "I am a Little Cat" says that he is a university graduate, worked for 1.50 years, usually lies to his parents saying that he lives a good life, the Spring festival is coming and he is so poor that he can't even afford to buy a sweater for his Mother.
Subsequent to the post that may be read here Via China Hush in English, the confession letter evoked a lot of heated emotions
among Netizens especially recent college graduates.
Join the discussion here Via Peoples Daily Online
Protesters take to the streets in China, Hong Kong today demonstrating in support of Human Rights Activist Liu Xiao Bo wrongly convicted for promoting democratic legal reforms in China.
Video here New Year Hong Kong march for Democracy
H/T: Jeanyim
Chinese Demonstrators outside the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong hold signs urging that President Obama to demand that China release Human Rights Activist Liu Xiao Bo arrested for organizing academic professionals and calling for democratic legal reforms.
Chinese Activists should not expect much "Hope-n-Change" from the Obama Administration, in February Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that money is more important than human rights.
A Chinese Undercover Police Thug, pulls down a sign from supporters of Liu Xiaobo, outside the Court House where the Human Rights Activists was on Trial just before Christmas---Liu who was on Trial just before Christmas, his conviction was all but certain by a Chinese Kangaroo Court, was sentenced to 11 years in Prison.
On the 06 January, I wrote here that China began a huge crackdown on writers, artists, intellectuals and others who dared to sign a charter calling for democratic reforms.
More here Via China Digital Times
CNN Jack Cafferty says, "...The Chinese instituted a policy limiting the number of children each family can have 30 years ago and they claim that since that time, they have prevented 400 million births and saved carbon emissions to the tune of 18 million tons a year....every nation should adopt China's One Child Policy..."More here Jack Cafferty all but endorses Global One Child Policy to Fight Climate Change Via NewsBusters
As goofy as China's "One Child Policy" is---China now claims that its policy of population control helps to slow global warming.
More here from Xinhua News Agency
Tang Jingling, a Chinese Lawyer in Guangdong has been arrested for speaking to a university class about online censorship.
More here from Reporters Without Borders
H/T: Radio Free Asia
