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All Posts For 2008 October

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Caught: Guy Playing Audition, Funny Expressions

Video on Youku. This young Chinese guy is playing a popular online game originally from Korea called Audition.In this game, you must type different directions on your keyboard and press the space button within a limited time in order to dance earn points. You can compete against other players and...

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Harbin Student Killed By Six Police Started Fight

Yesterday, the big topic on the Chinese BBS forums was about six Harbin police officers who beat a 22-year-old university student to death and his body was left overnight on the street for everyone to see. There has been new information:Video on Sina (Update: no longer available). 3:05 – 6:05:...

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Six Harbin Police Beat To Death University Student

From NetEase (1 & 2):Law enforcers break the law, hurt and kill people. October 11, around 10pm at night, six Harbin City railway police beat to death Harbin City Sports Academy student, Lin Songling. At the time, the railway police were in plain clothes had a quarrel with the dead victim Lin,...

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Sister Says Family Poor, Cannot Find Boyfriend, Leaves

From bbc2345678 on Sina: I was born in 1983, and I have a sister who is older than me by 2 years. My father was sent to jail as soon as I was born. My mother, for my father, came to Jinhua (a town in Zhejiang Province) from Lanxi. In order to give birth to me, my mother resigned, but she had to shoulder...

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Famous Shanghai Doctor Does Not Know English

From Tianya, “Thoroughly stupefied/stunned, famous domestic doctor does not know how to speak English“: I did not feel well a couple days ago, so I made an appointment with a well-known doctor of a three-class-A-level hospital of Shanghai. When I was in his clinic, I thought I did not do...

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Students Run 120-240km For China’s 60th Anniversary

From Sina:The “Nationwide Hundreds of Millions of Students Sunshine Physical Education Winter Long-Distance Running Program” will officially start on October 26th. Within the half year from October 26 until April 30, students throughout the entire country must commit to daily long-distance...

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3 Months: Thank You For Your Support

I published chinaSMACK’s first post on 2008 July 9. After spending many hours translating the original Tianya Chinese post on into English, I discovered that EastSouthWestNorth had already translated it while searching for more information…and it was better than mine. I was so angry. I published...

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Too Young? Sex Education For Kids in First Grade

Above picture is scanned from the pages of an illustrated sex education guide meant for children. The cartoon-like illustration coupled by the straightforwardness of its content brings to question the suitableness of sex education at such an early age.[English translation of text in book] No matter...

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Nanjing Traffic Officer Dares To Stop A Military Car

From Mop, “China’s more handsome traffic police brother (Police VS 南K)“: This morning at 10am, passed by the Nanjing Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Qianhu Road entrance, and saw a traffic police officer blocking a car with military license plates for running a red light! The military car...

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Chongqing Woman Dragged To Death By Porsche For Car Key

From Sohu:In the afternoon of the 25th [September], at 4:45pm, a woman driver driving past the main entrance of a 恒大华府 [hengdahuafu?] had a minor accident with a BMW. Witnesses said that the BMW driver immediately called a Porsche SUV, and a quarrel raised between the three of them. Trying...

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Korean Gamer Makes Video Criticizing Chinese & China

Video on Ku6. [English Translation]Hi. Everyone knows there is a country in the world whose young people really like to play games, especially online games. But some of these people’s behavior is bad! These are Chinese gamers. I once studied abroad in China. Here I will talk about the things...

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Volunteers Visit Homes of Poor Migrant Worker Children

From NetEase: Whether you are blue collar, white collar, or grey collar, as long you have a caring heart, you are a red collar!In Shanghai, as well as in other large and small cities, live this group of people.They may work in the heart of the city, but it seems they live on the city’s edges....

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Young Schoolgirl Beaten, Thrown To Her Death By Teacher

A Chinese schoolgirl was beaten with a metal reinforcement bar in front of her class by her history teacher before he threw her out the window of her fourth-story classroom. Her name was Zhang Yaoyin, she was 11-years-old, and she died.The description of the original video on Youku:The Education...

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2012 Movie Insults China, Chinese Netizen Reactions

Chinese netizens react to how 2012 by Roland Emmerich portrays China. Some argue that it insults the Chinese people, unlike what the media has recently claimed. Others say the people who are complaining have nothing better to do, it is only a movie!

Funny Snowmen & Snow Sculptures From Northern China

A large picture collection of silly snowmen and snow sculptures made by creative Chinese in Northern China during the winter season's first snows. One famous internet meme is a popular choice.

Thief Returns Stolen Wallet, Praised For Professionalism

A Chinese netizen shares his story of having his wallets stolen, trying to report the crime to the unhelpful police, and then discovering that the thief returned his identification and bank cards to him. Other netizens share their own pickpocket stories.

Dumping Girlfriend Because Her Breasts Are Too Small?

A Chinese netizen complains online that his girlfriend's A-cup breasts are too small and he is thus thinking of breaking up with her. He is immediately, widely, and humorously criticized. Many say he should be thankful for having any breasts to feel at all.

Old Beggar & War Veteran Takes Leftovers, Not Money

A Chinese netizens posts his experience meeting an old beggar who enters a Harbin restaurant asking for leftover food, but refusing money handouts. The beggar is a disabled war veteran and his explanation for why he will not beg for money deeply touches many Chinese netizens.

Chinese ‘FHM’ (男人装) Magazine Controversial But Popular

Some Chinese netizens defend the popular but sometimes controversial 男人装 (Nan Ren Zhuang) magazine, the Chinese version of the men's lifestyle magazine FHM (For Him Magazine) that often features photographs of scantily-clad and sexually suggestive women.

Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair

A Chinese urban resident complains online about 'discriminatory' policies preventing city people from getting land or buying houses in rural areas. This leads to a heated discussion on China's national residence registration system (hukou) and housing policy.

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All Posts For 2008 October

Caught: Guy Playing Audition, Funny Expressions

Harbin Student Killed By Six Police Started Fight

Six Harbin Police Beat To Death University Student

Sister Says Family Poor, Cannot Find Boyfriend, Leaves

Famous Shanghai Doctor Does Not Know English

Students Run 120-240km For China’s 60th Anniversary

3 Months: Thank You For Your Support

Too Young? Sex Education For Kids in First Grade

Nanjing Traffic Officer Dares To Stop A Military Car

Chongqing Woman Dragged To Death By Porsche For Car Key

Korean Gamer Makes Video Criticizing Chinese & China

Volunteers Visit Homes of Poor Migrant Worker Children

Young Schoolgirl Beaten, Thrown To Her Death By Teacher

2012 Movie Insults China, Chinese Netizen Reactions

Funny Snowmen & Snow Sculptures From Northern China

Thief Returns Stolen Wallet, Praised For Professionalism

Dumping Girlfriend Because Her Breasts Are Too Small?

Old Beggar & War Veteran Takes Leftovers, Not Money

Chinese ‘FHM’ (男人装) Magazine Controversial But Popular

Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair

New ‘Certified By Netizens’ T-Shirt Now Available!

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All Posts For 2008 October

2012 Movie Insults China, Chinese Netizen Reactions

Funny Snowmen & Snow Sculptures From Northern China

Thief Returns Stolen Wallet, Praised For Professionalism

Dumping Girlfriend Because Her Breasts Are Too Small?

Old Beggar & War Veteran Takes Leftovers, Not Money

Chinese ‘FHM’ (男人装) Magazine Controversial But Popular

Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair

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