China Picture of the Day: “Happiness” — Image Courtesy Suri Sun
Cristy Li Fiscal Conservative, Pro-Taiwan, Pro-Israel
China Picture of the Day
January 22, 2012 — Cristy LiMillions Traveling Home For Chinese New Years
January 21, 2012 — Cristy Li
Travelers Heading Home for Chinese New Year –Image Shanghaiist
Beijing Travelers Heading Home for China New Years
Related: Holiday Exodus Begins –Radio Free Asia
Chinese New Years Creates Backlog for Courier Companies –Net Ease
China Human Rights Activist/Author Yu Jie and Family Flee to United States
January 13, 2012 — Cristy Li
China Activist Yu Jie Flees to USA with Family –Image SCMP
China Best Actor: Wen Jiabao –Yu Jie
(WSJ) China Human Rights Activist & Christian/Author who published the controversial book China Best Actor: Wen Jiabao has emigrated to the United States this week, citing fear for his welfare.
Related: Why Yu Jie Leave China –DW World (Chinese)
Writer Vows to Continue Struggle –Radio Free Asia
Christian Activist & Writer Yu Jie Flees to USA –Asia News
Canada Post Office 2012 Chinese New Year Stamps
January 11, 2012 — Cristy Li
Canada Post Office Display Featuring 2012 Chinese New Year Stamps
Canadian Post Office Employee Holds 2012 Chinese New Year Stamps
More here Xinhua News Agency
Rise of Political Humor in China Spreading Online
January 11, 2012 — Cristy Li
Tunneling Out of China –Image Courtesy CMP/QQ.com
(The World) “When the situation is getting tougher the humor is getting stronger, that has always been the case,” said Xiao Qiang of China Digital Times noting that in the past year, as Chinese authorities have tried to step up control in the wake of revolutions in Egypt and Libya together with the pro-democracy Jasmine Revolution in China, online humor has, if anything got sharper.
“…Especially when it comes to political and social matters, where there is always a sense of repression there, speaking truth to power requires lots of courage and there is risk involved,” said Xiao but humor can smooth that out.”
Full post here by Xiao Qiang –China Digital Times
China Regime Sends Citizens to Psychiatric Hospitals to Silence Dissent
December 31, 2011 — Cristy Li
(USA Today) Wu Chunxia reviews documents that she says evidences that she was wrongfully imprisoned in a China Henan Provincial Psychiatric Hospital for 132 days as punishment for protesting about local injustice to authorities.
The electric acupuncture needles stung her scalp and the drugs bloated her weight, giving her heart palpitations and brought on premature menopause.
On the 26 December, I wrote here that China Sentenced Blogger/Pro Democracy Activist Chen Xi to 10 years in prison for his writing 36 essays and posting them online.
More here from Truth About China
Related: Why isn’t the West Reacting to China’s Crackdown? WaPo
China Human Rights Atty Prosecuted for Provoking Trouble –NTDTV
Wealthy Guangzhou Couple & 8 Babies Make 10
December 28, 2011 — Cristy Li
(QQ –Chinese) Wealthy Guangzhou couple had been married for a long time but childless, never expecting that 8 embryos from in vitro fertilization they used to become pregnant last year would all be successful.
More here from China Smack (English)
Escape the End of the World–Noah’s Ark 2012 Tickets Sold on Taobao
December 27, 2011 — Cristy Li
(Information Times –Chinese) In the film 2012 the 21st December is the ‘end of the world’ as we know it–mountains fall, earth cracks, landslides and tsunami’s are everywhere.
In the 2012 movie, Chinese people make a Noah’s Ark in Tibet and only government officials and the very wealthy can afford tickets but at Taobao.com a Chinese online shopping website, you too can purchase a Noah’s Ark 2012 ticket of 1 Billion Euros for only 3 RMB (.47 cents USD) becoming a popular and creative New Years gift.
Rest here from China Hush (English)
China Sentences Blogger/Pro Democracy Activist Chen Xi to Ten Years in Prison
December 26, 2011 — Cristy Li
(Washington Times) A Chinese Court in Guiyang, Guizhou Province sentenced Blogger/Pro Democracy Activist Chen Xi to 10 years imprisonment for subverting state authority–writing 36 essays and posting them online.
The harsh sentence comes near to the end of the year in which the China Regime has used various means to silence human rights activists.
On the 04 October, I wrote here that the China Regime has completely cut off Liu XiaoBo from the outside world leading to a “lonely and oppressed life” according to Chinese Blogger and Human Rights Activist Hu Jia spouse Zeng Jinyan another well known Chinese Blogger arrested three years ago for the superfluous crime of subverting state authority.
Full article here from The Washington Times
Related: Chen Wei Sentenced to 9 Years for Online Essays –CDT
