Anna Chen – 7 June 2010 Photo of Anna, Jane Ng and Ben Chan at BBC Broadcasting House Chopsticks At Dawn: another groundbreaking programme in 2010 Written & presented by Anna Chen with Dr Jonathan Walker Chopsticks At Dawn: orientalism in Western music13:30 Tuesday 8th June 2010BBC Radio 4Presented by Anna ChenWritten by Anna Chen […]
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Pic by Nikolas Giakoumidis, AP From “No Dogs Or Chinese” to dogs who are warmly welcomed by their human comrades. Just when you wanted a story combining pets and politics, here’s one from Paw Print Post about the street dogs in Greece who fight side by side with the anarchists. They are popular with the
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To the charming visitor to this blog who is demanding that we Chinese should refrain from discussing aspects of our own history (comment here) because he, “As a Jew who is well aware of REAL victimization” says “get over it.” And I say “Phooey!” In fact I say, “Hong Kong Phooey with brass nobs on.”
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Now that the Freedom Flotilla survivors from the Gaza Aid convoy are coming home and bearing witness to what happened during the attack, the overwhelming picture is of a military force that was firing live ammunition from helicopters before soldiers even landed. The footage Israel has been showing to narrate their version practically unchallenged in
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Oh dear. I was hoping that the next liberating step in China would have been the end of the death penalty. Or the inclusion of some sort of Clause 4 in the constitution guaranteeing workers a share in the means of production. You know, all that old communist stuff. But in their wisdom, and in
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The UN Security Council condemns the raid on the Freedom Flotilla but refuses to name Israel in a grotesquely absurd bit of politicking. Meanwhile, Cameron’s weasel words: he describes the attack as “unacceptable” and calls for a “constructive” response to “legitimate criticism” of its actions. Ooh, tough! It’s obviously having an impact because the Jerusalem
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