China says it plans to allow protests in three of its parks during the Beijing Olympics. The arrangement is, demonstrators first have to apply for permission to protest at Shijie, Zizhuyuan and Ritan parks. You can read more about it here.
A progressive step? Definitely not a major one, but this news is at the [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 27, 2008
Beijing allowing Olympic protests?
July 15, 2008
Hong Kong update
Popo has not woken up yet. Every day, every hospital visit, has been getting more and more difficult.
I also got bit by my relative’s golden retriever the other night. When I got out of the car, Brownie (a toy poodle) and Fluffy (the retriever) were on a leash, wanting to say hello. Brownie was jumping up and down for my attention, and when [...]
July 13, 2008
I’m in Hong Kong now, and this time, it feels different. Really different.
The warmth and care of my Popo, her cheerful spirit and laughter, are absent. Hong Kong has never been my home, but with all these things, my Popo has always made this city feel that way for me.
My Popo, my mom’s mom, has [...]
July 4, 2008
Olympic Hope
I’ve been slowly reading Peter Hessler’s Oracle Bones for the last little while. It’s a well-written, insightful book about China’s transformation, told through stories about ordinary people.
Eight years ago he was a journalist covering the I.O.C.’s inspection of Beijing when they were bidding for the 2008 Olympic Games. An excerpt of his first dispatch on [...]
