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Ping, a native of China, grew up near Mount Everest and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in the US. Her interests are news reporting, column writing, and media ethics. Ping’s exposure to the Western world has allowed her to observe many cultural differences when compared to Eastern society as well as some misunderstandings about China in particular. Her experience motivates her to seek a career as a journalist in Tibet after she completes her studies in America.

Netizen Satire Defends Nanjing Commissioner Zhou

"What kind of cigarettes are this? This are Nanjing Cigarette Company's highest-grade "9-5 zhizun" cigarettes! One carton costs 1500 yuan!" Zhou Jiugeng, the Commissioner of the Nanjing Housing Administration Bureau that was, has been a hot topic on the Chinese BBS discussion... 

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Migrant Worker Cannot Pay Hospital, Doctor Suffers

From Tianya:Last month, there was an migrant worker who fell down from upstairs and suffered multiple bruises and lacerations to his face. He went to many hospitals, but none of them would stitch him up. So he was transferred to our hospital. The patient only had 200 yuan with him, but I sutured him... 

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College Schoolgirl: 3 Years, 5 Abortions

From NetEase:A Girl’s Monologue: Three years of college, five painless abortions My boyfriend treating me like this, what should I do???I am a university student in Xi’an. This year I am a senior, and I am from Hubei Province. When I was in my first year, my current boyfriend pursued... 

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Journalist Throws Shoe At Bush, Chinese Reactions

Video on YouTube. From Tianya, “Satisfying! Bush defeated by “two stinky shoes”:American President George W.Bush suddenly visited Iraq on December 14, and with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki signed an American security agreement and a strategy framework agreement between the... 

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1,300 Graduate Students Compete to Sell Pork

From Sina, “1,300 Graduate Students Compete to Sell Pork, Who Should be Ashamed?”: Summary: The financial crisis makes it hard to find a job. People used to be shocked if “a good student at Beijing University sold pork.” However, more and more college graduates accept this reality... 

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Big Mao Zedong Statue Looks Like Deng Xiaoping

A medical school in China erects a huge statue of Mao Zedong on campus. Some netizens complain that the statue actually looks like Deng Xiaoping instead of Mao. Other netizens argue about whether the school should spend so much money building so big a statue of modern China’s founder. From “Embarrassing,... 

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Future Police Officers Sleep In Politics Class

From NetEase, “Shocking Scene in the Classroom of Police Officer College“: The Politics class is just an empty shell, why bother wasting people’s time by having the course! Some meaningless classes are just like this! Wasting taxpayer’s money!!! We really need teachers with character... 

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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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