Category Archives: China

NGOs in China: Room for more freedom or are the rules set in stone?

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on May 4, 2010. Filed under China, Human Rights. 2 Comments.
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If there has been a change between 2009 and today that forced the government to instill greater regulations, I suspect that it could simply be the case that a greater number of GONGOs along with faltering job prospects in the private sector have spawned many copycat, illegally operating NGOs. It's these, potentially Nigerian Prince type organizations that the government would be interested in regulating.

china/divide: “US Marines, the few, the proud, the 太牛逼了”

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on May 1, 2010. Filed under China. No comments.
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This time around I compare US Marine Corps commercials and the propaganda within to college application essays written by Chinese students. I encourage you to check it out and give your thoughts. The discussion in the comments is as lively as always.

Blood Money: Why Blood Transfusions Are So Dirty in China

Written by Bradley Hoath. Posted on April 27, 2010. Filed under China, Human Rights, News Items, Public Health. 2 Comments.
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During the 1980s, in the United States, Canada, Japan and France thousands of people who underwent blood transfusions were infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. Subsequent national investigations into these scandals revealed that blood collection agencies were under-regulated and ripe with corruption. After approximately five years, increases in government oversight of these agencies and improved blood collection [...]

Elderly in China: In need of an Innovator’s Prescription

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on April 26, 2010. Filed under China. 1 Comment.
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Ms. Yang stated that recreational care centers primarily accept healthy and independent seniors. She added that the community’s activity centers are a place specifically for the elderly. Having a foldable bed or a couple of stable beds is just in case the need arises. But the truth is that most fully functional senior citizens do not need beds, said Yang. "After lunch they usually go home, and basically no one sleeps here."

china/divide: If China Flies Blind in the Information Economy…

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on April 17, 2010. Filed under China, News Items. No comments.
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I wrote an article for china/divide, the phenomenal new blog put together by veteran bloggers and self-described "middle-nuts", Stan Abrams, Charles Custer, and Kai Pa. In the piece I look at what the new information economy may mean for the future dominance of China in the 21st century. I encourage you to check it out and give your thoughts. The discussion in the comments has already gotten quite interesting.