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Chongqing Man Returns Home To Find It Demolished A Chinese netizen shares the story of a friend who returned to his home for the holidays only to find it half-demolished without any notice from the government. 20

Chinese Fishing Boat Captain Released By Japanese, Reactions Chinese netizen reactions to the release and return of the fishing boat captain detained by Japanese authorities after a collision near the Diaoyu Islands. 207

Middle School Bans Student Cell Phones, Uses Metal Detectors A middle school in Hebei, China has banned students from carrying & using mobile phones on campus, using metal detectors to search students to confiscate them. 33

Chinese Fishing Boat Captain Arrested By Japanese, Reactions Translated Chinese netizen reactions to Japan arresting a China fishing boat captain for colliding with Japanese patrol boats near the contested Diaoyu Islands. 228

Henan Football Riot, A Collection of Internet Reactions Henan football club fans clash with riot police following yet another loss, with violent & bloody results. Chinese netizens say behavior typical of Henanese. 25

Philippines Hostage Crisis Ends With Many Dead, Reactions Chinese netizen reactions to how Philippines police handled a bloody hostage situation in Manila involving an ex-police officer & a bus of Hong Kong tourists. 370

Toby Chan Crowned 2010 Miss Hong Kong, Netizens Suspicious Netizens suspect the 2010 Miss Hong Kong results were fixed after "ugly" Toby Chan emerges as the winner, her rich boyfriend a sponsor of the beauty pageant. 65

Guo Degang Must Be Blacklisted By Media For Good Of Society A translated Chinese internet post calling for China's media to blacklist & ban famous "xiangsheng" performer Guo Degang as punishment for attacking reporters. 28

Rural College Student’s Household Registration Dilemma An unemployed recent Chinese university graduate complains about not being able to revert his household registration back to an agricultural registration. 43

Man Finds Ring On Ground, Throws It Away, Gets Sued By Owner A man found a diamond ring on the ground but threw it away believing it to be fake. The woman who lost it sues him in court. Judge orders the man to pay 46,000. 35

Guangdong Officials Bid to Host the 2020 World Expo Negative Chinese netizen reactions to news that Guangdong government officials have bid to be the host city for the 2020 World Expo, 10 years after Shanghai. 77

Officials Threaten To Demolish All Graves Not Painted Green Local officials in Yiliang county in Yunnan, China are asking villagers who have family graves along a highway to make them green or have them demolished. 44

Shanghai Volkswagen GM Liu Jian Dies In 220km/h Tiguan Crash General Manager Liu Jian dies with 3 others during a VW Tiguan high speed test in Gansu, China that rear-ended a dump truck. Some Chinese netizens make jokes. 50

What Would Chinese Netizens Ask Paul The Oracle Octopus? Questions Chinese netizens would ask Paul the Octopus who correctly predicted the 2010 World Cup results for Germany if he visited China. What would you ask? 48

Perspectives On University Schoolgirl Prostitution, Part 2 A translated internet post sharing the story of why one young female university student had resorted to prostituting the only thing she has, her body. 57

Recent Graduate Buys Wrong Train Ticket, Becomes Homeless A homeless beggar found collapsed & near death on the streets of Nanchang, China is then discovered to be a recent graduate from a prestigious university. 75

Guangzhou Policewoman Shoots Robber 4x, Netizen Reactions Translated Chinese netizen reactions to video & news of a policewoman shooting dead a robber who had taken a hostage an additional 3 times after the first shot. 151

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