"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
Via bbs.163.comBaby Girl is put up for Auction in China, Zhangshu, Jiangxi Province starting bid was 1 Yuan at Taobao what kind of parents would sell their own daughter? According to the Uncle for the cute little baby girl, the rational for attempting to sell a child online, the family was not well off and always wanted a boy.The online auction was shut down by Chinese authorities on the
15 OctoberRelated: Forced Abortion Kills Mother & Baby in China,
why is President Obama Culpable
Via Shanghai Daily
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosaylyn, will join other volunteers in Sichuan Province in November to begin a 5 year project to construct 300 multi-story urban residences to help hundreds of families whose homes were destroyed by the devastating earthquake on the 12 May, 2008
Having written numerous posts about the catastrophic Sichuan Earthquake, the survivors and the aftermath, I am of reminded that more than 19,000 children perished on that dreadful day.
God have Mercy !
More here from Habitat for Humanity--China Earthquake
A grieving Mother holding a photo of her daughter who perished in the catastrophic Sichuan Earthquake on 12 May, 2008 at Fuxin No. 2 Primary School in Wufu.
A father mourns the loss of his son at Beichuan Middle School who perished in the devastating Earthquake.
Chinese government steals 80% of the donations sent to help survivors of the Sichuan Earthquake, money ends up in government coffers and was spent no differently than regular income tax.
More here from Ethical Corporation
Related Post in Chinese from Yangcheng Evening News: Research indicates Chinese government spent most of the earthquake donations
"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..."
