since there’s been so much talk about China’s ending of the One Child Policy, I attach here an old story I wrote about how an aborted baby managed to survive. This_baby_could_change_the_world.pdf

OPINION China’s feminists defy government oppression Young activists’ ability to inject their agenda into the public sphere is worrying Chinese authorities. 20 Oct 2015 08:12 GMT | Human Rights, Politics, Asia, China 3 40 1 In recent years, there has been increased feminist activism by well-educated, social media savvy women, writes Zhang [Facebook] ABOUT THE… Continue reading My oped on feminists in today’s Aljazeera

https://lareviewofbooks.org/review/the-peppery-napoleon-who-once-led-china-deng-xiaoping Deng Xiaoping: A Revolutionary Life author: Steven I. Levine , Alexander V. Pantsov publisher: Oxford University Press pub date: 06.25.2015 pp: 640 tags: History Julian B. Gewirtz on Deng Xiaoping: A Revolutionary Life The Peppery Napoleon Who Once Led China September 16th, 2015RESET–+ AS XI JINPING prepares to visit the United States late this… Continue reading an interesting review of the new Deng biography

Finding Freedom in China on Film: A Q&A with Jia Zhangke Filmmaker Jia Zhangke. Credit: Kino Lorber By Jonathan Landreth Jia Zhangke is among the most celebrated filmmakers China has ever produced—outside of China. His 2013 film, A Touch of Sin, a weaving-together of four tales of violence ripped from modern-day newspaper headlines, won the… Continue reading an interview with Jia Zhangke, one of my favorite film directors in China