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Posts Tagged ‘chinese government’
What China’s Communist Party Can Teach Barak Obama
Posted by Robert Vance on August 29th, 2008
Posted in The Vance Report 
Tags: barak obama, Bill Ayers, CCP, China, China Communist Party, chinese government, free speech in China, WGN Obama 
1 Comment »Is it Smog or Fog that Threatens the Olympic Games in Beijing?
Posted by Robert Vance on July 28th, 2008
Whatever happened to China’s ability to bring nature under its control? After all, the CCP has been able to harness the Yangtze River with the Three Gorges Dam, build a train route to Lhasa that many said was impossible, and make rain fall from the sky on cue. So what is going on in Beijing? [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: beijing, CCP, China, chinese government, Olympic Games, olympic organising committee, smog problem, yangtze river No Comments »Why the Dalai Lama Is Important For All of China
Posted by Robert Vance on July 27th, 2008
Most Chinese people hate the Dalai Lama with a passion; my friends and students certainly are not bashful about saying so. Why do they hate him so much? Well, there are many reasons, of course but the events of yesterday in the United States is a prime example. Yesterday, in Aspen, Colorado, the Dalai Lama met [...]
Why Bush Should Attend the 2008 Olympics in China
Posted by Robert Vance on July 7th, 2008
If human rights activists worldwide were not already angry at U.S. President George W. Bush, they are now. Last week the White House announced that Mr. Bush would be attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing in August. While the decision was not entirely a surprise to anyone, it is still likely to ignite a firestorm of [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing Games, CCP, China, chinese government, george w bush, president bush 4 Comments »How Money Threatens to Reunite China and Taiwan
Posted by Robert Vance on July 4th, 2008
“We know that reunification with China is inevitable,” a Taiwanese friend told me recently. “The economy in Taiwan is not so good and many of our jobs are being transferred to China,” he explained. “Taiwan will have to cooperate with the mainland in order to maintain a healthy economy.” My friend told me these things with [...]
China Working Visa Notes for ESL Teachers
Posted by Robert Vance on July 3rd, 2008
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My passport was finally returned to me this week by my school. I was very happy and relieved to open the passport and find a residence permit affixed to [...]
Posted in Chinese Visa Information Tags: China, china visa, chinese government, passport, robert vance, work visa, working visa, working visas, Z visa 2 Comments »China Declares War on an Old Nemesis
Posted by Robert Vance on June 24th, 2008
If there is one thing that the Communist Party cannot be accused of, it is inefficiency. Just 41 days after the deadly earthquake in China’s Sichuan province, CNN reports that the anti-corruption arm of the Chinese government has announced that 12 officials have been fired “for dereliction of duty and misuse of earthquake relief.” Just 12, [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: CCP, China, chinese government, Communist Part of China, corruption in china 4 Comments »The Three Gorges Dam and the Earthquake in China
Posted by Robert Vance on June 2nd, 2008
Official state media reports in China estimate that over 4 million people have been left homeless in the wake of the Sichuan earthquake. While the Chinese government has been quick to reassure these destitute people that they will be taken care of, many of my Chinese friends have expressed doubt in recent days that the [...]
Is there a Link Between Tibet and the China Earthquake Response?
Posted by Robert Vance on May 18th, 2008
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 »Why Talking about Politics in China is a Bad Idea
Posted by Robert Vance on April 21st, 2008
The title of this article is a little misleading. I know that you are going to talk about politics in China. Every foreign teacher does; it’s inevitable. Your students will want to talk about politics during social talk. Your friends will want to talk about politics at dinner. You can talk about politics; it is [...]
