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Archive for February, 2012
 

 
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Myth of Filial Piety:The Reality of Long-term Care in China

When speaking to friends abroad about the situation of China’s ageing population, they often talk about how Chinese senior citizens must be well taken care of given China’s traditional values of filial piety which emphasize...
by Damjan Denoble
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What’s it take to be a Xinjiang Doctor?

It's interesting to note that the doctor, an ethnic Uyghur, profiled in this piece by Josh Sumner does not get the same entitlements as his Han doctor colleagues. Furthermore, though the reluctance of ethnic Han Chinese to be t...
by Damjan Denoble
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An Addendum to Yesterday’s Rio Tinto/Google post

Yesterday I wrote an article about what the recent admissions of Rio Tinto employees means for Google.  It was a departure from the usual content of this blog and I promise that it’s not something I will do very often. T...
by Damjan Denoble
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Rio Tinto Is and Google Refused To Be, Corrupt, Rule of Law in China

Google hasn't left yet, but it will. And, maybe, if they leave quickly enough, they are going to leave with their reputation as a responsible company largely intact. Yesterday's bombshell admissions by three Rio Tinto employe...
by Damjan Denoble
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James and Damjan are Part of the A-team

We work every hard here to bring you information and perspective that, hopefully, gives you positive value add.  It’s always nice to see when somebody appreciates that work, even when that’s a friend. Adam Daniel M...
by Damjan Denoble
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