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A Video Host Rants Against China's College Entrance Exam, Promptly Goes Viral

Although this year’s gao kao (China’s college entrance exam) has come and gone, the class of 2012 is still on pins and needles, awaiting the release of exam scores and college acceptance announcements. In this time of tension and anxiety, a 12-minute video of television host Zhong Shan (@我是钟山) delivering a passionate rant against the [...]

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A Video Host Rants Against China’s College Entrance Exam, Promptly Goes Viral

Although this year’s gao kao (China’s college entrance exam) has come and gone, the class of 2012 is still on pins and needles, awaiting the release of exam scores and college acceptance announcements. In this time of tension and anxiety, a 12-minute video of television host Zhong Shan (@我是钟山) delivering a passionate rant against the [...]

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Netizens Chatter as Prominent HIV/AIDS Activist Leaves China

No good deed goes unpunished, or so it seems at times in China. On June 10, news broke on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, that Dr. Lu Guogan, whose non-profit AIDS/HIV clinic in Guangxi province was recently shut down by the Chinese government, has left the country. @老Thomas of AIDS Care China announced: “Dr. Lu Guogan: ‘To [...]

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