Bildserie. Quelle: Xinhua

“… Ground Melon Pig 地瓜猪, as she calls herself, has decided to become a single mother after breaking up with her boyfriend. Her blog, titled Words to my Baby, is filled with cute little poems to her unborn child whom she calls Piggy…” Quelle: China Daily. Vgl. Sohu-Artikel 未婚妈妈博客引发争议 坦然面对质疑选择产子.

“A major Chinese city [Chongqing] is threatening to fine Web surfers up to $625 for online defamation amid a surge in short satirical Internet films, an official news report said Monday … Potential violations include posting online video ‘to satirize others or social phenomena.’ Video spoofs have become so popular that Chinese have coined a new slang term, ‘egao,’ to describe the act of using real film clips to create mocking send ups …” Quelle: NYT/AP. Zu egao/kuso vgl. Wikipedia-Eintrag 惡搞文化.

“… Students majoring in management, law, economics and software engineering at Xiamen University in China’s southeastern Fujian province would be required to take a course in golf ‘to achieve their elite ambitions’ …” Quelle: NYT/ Reuters. 

Wang Guangmei (Witwe von Liu Shaoqi) gestorben. Quelle: NYT/ Reuters

Von David Barboza und Michael Barbaro. Quelle: NYT.

Für 17.000 Yuan holte sich Li Zhonghou eine Braut aus Guizhou. Zwei Monate nach der Hochzeit sucht er mit ihr eine Klinik auf. Sie war ein Mann. Quelle: Xinhua.

“An activist group said Tuesday that Chinese forces detained a group of Tibetan children after border guards fatally shot at least one refugee trying to flee to Nepal across a Himalayan mountain pass …” Quelle: NYT/AP.  Update: Video Shows Apparent Shooting on Tibetans by China (NYT)