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Husband To Die From Cancer, Wife Aborts His Baby Chinese netizens argue over a wife who has an abortion of her 5 month pregnancy after learning that her husband has stomach cancer and only 2 months to live. 153

America Sells Arms to Taiwan, Chinese Netizen Reactions Mainland Chinese netizen reactions to the recent news of the United States selling weapons to Taiwan. Some say it is politics. Others say it is just business. 356

Chinese Man Spends 35K For ‘Obedient’ Vietnamese Wife A Nanjing, China man brings back a new wife from Vietnam, spending only ~35,000 RMB total (~$5150). Chinese netizens compare this to the cost of Chinese wives. 254

National People’s Congress: More Toilet Stalls For Women China's National People's Congress deputy recommends adjusting the ratio of male-female public restroom stalls as lines of women become a growing social problem 54

Sexist Chinese Characters Discriminate Against Women A lawyer argues for replacing vulgar "sexist" Chinese language characters containing the female radical with gender-neutral forms. Many say it is unnecessary. 60

8-Year-Old Schoolgirl’s Money Making Schemes, Reactions An 8-year-old girl makes money by holding classmates' comics & lending a pencil sharpener. Chinese netizens discuss the balance of money, education, friendship. 60

Railway Official’s Comparison With Germany Called Bullshit Wang Yongping, China's railway ministry spokesperson justifies the new Wuhan-Guangzhou high speed train's expensive ticket prices by comparing w/ Germany's ICE. 71

Seoul Voted #1 City To Visit By Chinese, Japanese, Thai Seoul, Korea announced that the Chinese, Japanese, and Thai consider it to be the #1 city they want to visit. A Chinese netizen then posts unflattering photos. 148

Chinese Village Constructing World’s 15th Tallest Building Huaxi Village, supposedly a model of communism + capitalism, is not a typical rural village in China. So why is it building the world's 15th tallest skyscraper? 57

Chinese Angry USA Donated More To Haiti Than Sichuan Reactions to a Chinese netizen's complaint that America donated 100 million for Haiti's 2009 earthquake but only 500k USD to China's 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. 221

Google China Blog Denies Rumors About Its Staff & Office Google China denies recent rumors & speculation that its staff & employees have been laid off or that its office has been closed through a post on their blog. 22

Girlfriend Clutches Boyfriend’s Hand After Deadly Accident A young Chinese girl is seen crying, clutching the hand of her boyfriend, who is near death and trapped inside an overturned Chery QQ, begging him to hold on. 106

C Langage Gate: Tsinghua Girl Sells Body For Homework Broken-hearted boyfriend at China's prestigious Tsinghua University posts online that his girlfriend slept with another student for a C programming assignment. 117

Shanghai Man Lands On Lover, Survives Suicide Jump A 50-year-old widower in Shanghai, China tries to commit suicide by jumping from his 6th floor apartment but survives after landing on his blow-up sex doll. 67

Say Goodbye to Google China? Chinese Reactions World search leader, Google, threatens to stop operating in China, because of attempts to hack human rights activists' email accounts. Chinese netizens despair. 229

Shanxi Student Reports Porn Websites, Earns 10,000 RMB A Chinese university student from Shanxi, China has been rewarded with 10,000 RMB by the National "Anti-Pornography" Office for reporting 32 porn websites. 164

Lei Zhang’s Donation To Yale University, Chinese Reactions Chinese netizens react, some negatively, to news of a Chinese Yale graduate donating 8,888,888 USD to his alma mater, the largest individual donation to date. 73

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