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– This week, I wrote about ambitious regulations handed down from Beijing that are designed to ensure that new construction in Sichuan meets certain ‘earthquake resistant’ standards. But will Beijing be able to enforce the new policies and why are they not applying these regulations to other earthquake prone [...]
A few months ago, I wrote an article entitled Is Yao Ming a Sellout? in which I discussed the Chinese born NBA star’s unpopularity among many in his home country. Yao Ming has often been criticized for not having given enough back to China. Apparently, the 2 million dollars that Yao Ming has promised to donate to the [...]
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– My article on Sex and Dating in China has received a lot of attention this week on the web. While the post was meant to encourage foreigners about treating relationships with ‘kid gloves’ in China, some have criticized the post for focusing too much on foreign men dating Chinese [...]
The Weekly China Roundup from Sino News on TeachAbroadChina.com
Time of Mourning Over in China: The three days of mourning for the earthquake victims came to an inauspicious end on Thursday afternoon at 2:28 PM. There were no horns or sirens heard, where I live at least, to mark the end of the period. Although rescuers are still [...]
A Chinese magazine is in big trouble, News24.com is reporting today, after it printed “pictures of scantily clad women posing in rubble for a special report on the country’s devastating earthquake, officials said on Wednesday.” The report identifies the guilty magazine as The New Travel Weekly which according to the article is “a lifestyle magazine” based [...]
Many tear stained faces have been trained on television sets across China recently to watch CCTV’s dramatic coverage of the rescue effort in the wake of the earthquake in Sichuan Province. The bombardment of graphic images and heartwrenching stories have been overwhelming for many, especially considering that such a flow of raw information from a tragedy was never [...]
The wailing sirens have stopped now. The cacophony of car horns have now ceased. 2:28 PM on Monday May 19th, 2008. One week after the horrible earthquake in Sichuan Province. As I looked down upon the city just now, I saw people bowing their heads as they walked along the streets and sidewalks. And I [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: China, China Earthquake, Chinese Earthquake, earthquake in china No Comments »I recently wrote a post about State Council Decree 492 and how this new ordinance in China has most likely affected the Chinese government’s decision to be so open and transparent in the aftermath of Monday’s earthquake. Over the weekend, however, as I have watched the powerful images and devastating numbers flow out of Sichuan on CCTV, it occurred to me [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: CCP, China, China Earthquake, chinese government, Communist, earthquake in china, sichuan province, Tibet 6 Comments »“I haven’t been able to sleep,” explained a very tired looking student to me in class today. “One of my best friends is attending university near Mianyang and we have so far been unable to get in contact with her. We don’t think she made it.” Thousands of people throughout China are also going without [...]
Followups to this post:
China Earthquake Aftermath: the Waiting Game
Were Officials Warned in Advance about the Earthquake in China?
TeachAbroadChina.com has been receiving numerous hits from people who are looking for information about the earthquake in China. While TeachAbroadChina.com is not based out of a region close to any of the hard hit regions, I do want to offer my personal condolences [...]
