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New Beijing, New Marriage: A Milestone Film in China’s LGBTQ Movement
Read more: New Beijing, New Marriage: A Milestone Film in China’s LGBTQ MovementNew Beijing, New Marriage is a documentary shot by Fan Popo, a Chinese gay rights activist in 2009. The film recorded that a gay couple and a lesbian couple, who were volunteers instead of real homosexual couples, were having their…
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China’s Underground Hiphop
Read more: China’s Underground HiphopChina’s underground hiphop became an art movement since early 2000s. With characteristics of self-expression, localization and social criticism, Chinese hip hop music quickly gained popularity among students and working-class Chinese. Some notable music groups from Beijing include Yin Ts’ang (隐藏)…
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Performance Art Feminism in Beijing
Read more: Performance Art Feminism in BeijingXiao has organized and participated in a series of activities that combine performance art with a strong social message. Despite a well-known Chinese maxim expounding that women “hold up half the sky,” feminism has largely been an underground movement in…
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Snake Ceiling
Read more: Snake CeilingOn May 12, 2008, a massive earthquake in China’s Sichuan province killed approximately 90,000 people. Ai Weiwei created this serpentine sculpture, made of backpacks, to commemorate the more than 5,000 school children who were killed when their shoddily constructed schools…
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Pork Bun Restaurant Turned Protest Site
Read more: Pork Bun Restaurant Turned Protest SiteChinese leader Xi Jinping’s latest attempt to cultivate his image as a man of the people is creating some unintended consequences. Qingfeng Restaurant, an unassuming local eatery where Xi ate a meal of pork buns, fried pig liver and vegetables…
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Gangnam Style Used in Protests in China
Read more: Gangnam Style Used in Protests in ChinaIn early January, constructions workers in Wuhan, China staged a Gangnam Style protest in front of their employer’s building. Using the Gangnam Style dance, the men sought to bring media attention to their mounting unpaid wages. Several men are owed…
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“Goo Phone” Chinese Company Used Leaked iPhone 5 Specs to Build Knockoff, Hopes to Sue Apple for Patent Infringement
Read more: “Goo Phone” Chinese Company Used Leaked iPhone 5 Specs to Build Knockoff, Hopes to Sue Apple for Patent InfringementJust the other day, we were hearing about Samsung getting in legal trouble over patent violations with Apple. A federal court decision ruled that Samsung owes Apple more than $1 billion in restitution. Samsung plans to appeal the decision, saying it never…
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China’s censors tested by microbloggers who keep one step ahead of state media
Read more: China’s censors tested by microbloggers who keep one step ahead of state mediaThe Guardian By Tania Branigan In the opaque world of Chinese censorship, a few red lines shine through the murk. One of the clearest is: no gossip about top political leaders, their families or internal party affairs. But just as…