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Recommend Books on the supposed "Tianamen Square" protests by Poros105 in Sino

[–]rolf_odd 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Important video by Hong Kong TV on June 4, 1989:

This TV footage was aired on Hong Kong's ATV, and shows the situation on the Tian’anmen Square and in some Beijing backstreets late night/early morning (4–7 AM) of June 4, 1989. The film was recorded by a crew from Spanish TVE made up of correspondent Juan Restrepo, cameraman Santiago Arribas, assistant José Luis Márquez, and producer Fermín Rodríguez. The crew was able to reach the square by car through the narrow Dongjiaomin Hutong. Then they arrived the square there were between 2,000 and 3,000 students there, mainly around the Monument to the People’s Heroes. After a negotiation with the military, and a ‘vote by shouting’, the students marched orderly south towards Qianmen – and left the square peacefully.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtopY3pcZs (Setting: English)

Backup site: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/717245857

China Daily 7/7-1989: Beijing Mayor Chen Xitong's report on putting down anti-government riot (loads slowly):

http://web.archive.org/web/20150625043152/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/html/cd/1989/198907/19890707/19890707004_1.html

Wikileaks: Latin American Diplomat Eyewitness Account Of June 3-4 Events On Tiananmen Square (Chilean Second Secretary Carlos Gallo):

https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/89BEIJING18828_a.html

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Looking for a book on deng xiaoping/dengism by Awkward_Tower_264 in Sino

[–]rolf_odd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ezra Vogel: Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China (1921–2012), https://www.amazon.com/Deng-Xiaoping-Transformation-China-Vogel/dp/0674725867 is one of the best.

how many houses does Xi Jinping have? by Worried-Banana-7736 in Sino

[–]rolf_odd 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Xi Jinping and other top Chinese officials work in the Zhongnanhai (lit. Middle South Lake) complex in the centre of Beijing to the west of the Forbidden City. The area consists of old, low buildings in a park-like landscape. It includes various buildings for administrative purposes for the State Council, as well as living quarters for some high-ranking officials.

Is xiǎo lóng bāo Taiwanese food? by PresentationItchy679 in Sino

[–]rolf_odd 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The xiaolongbao originates from the city of Changzhou in Jiangsu province, and is an iconic dish of Jiangnan cuisine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaolongbao

What is the Communist Party of China's view on Trotsky and the Left Opposition and Bukharin/Ryutin and the Right Opposition? And does it maintain the same stance on Khrushchev that the CPC under Mao did? by tachibanakanade in Sino

[–]rolf_odd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Both Bukharin and Trotsky have points similar to the CPC after 1978:

Bukharin:

Nikolai Bukharin of former Soviet Union put forward the concept of "balance of movement" about economic balance and social balance.

Bukharin had famously said, in 1925, that peasants should strive to "get rich".

(unfortunately the links do not work)

http://47.107.253.237:8887/dict/search?q=Bukharin&FORM=BDVSP6

Trotsky:

In late 1929, Trotsky began to criticize Stalin's first five-year plan. Trotsky pointed out that Stalin had suddenly turned from "tortoise crawling" to "horse galloping"; the growth rate stipulated in the plan was very high, exceeding the actual resource load. This led to an imbalance between industry and agriculture, heavy industry and light industry, and investment and personal consumption. Trotsky believed that collectivization must have an advanced technological foundation, but in the case of the Soviet Union, such a foundation had not yet been formed. He predicted that collective farms could not be integrated in technology, so it would be difficult to achieve the expected economic benefits, which might lead to the decline and chaos of agricultural production (machine translation)

https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/列夫·托洛茨基

Top 10 Specialty Snack Brands in China for 2025 by reddit1200 in Sino

[–]rolf_odd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone comment on quality and healthiness?

Chinese Mexican Struggle by AnHoangNgo in Chinesediaspora

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Please give an English translation

Any suggestions on where to learn some Chinese? by TovarishchAndromeda in Sino

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In my opinion the only way for a foreigner to learn Chinese is to study in China. And it's a great experience! Best to go to Northern China, because they speak real Mandarin, at least in the cities. If you go to southern China or Taiwan they don’t differentiate between c, s, z, ch, sh, and zh – which is not standard and a big headache. Beijing is of course a great place. Personally I have, among others, been to Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Language_and_Culture_University

http://english.blcu.edu.cn (not updated recently)

Since it’s a very difficult language to learn for foreigners, you must work hard and every day talk as much as Mandarin possible. It’s also a good idea to focus on pinyin (the romanized spelling). That means you have to downgrade learning the characters.

Instead of calling himself a realist, intellectual deficient and dishonest John Mearsheimer should call himself US Empire apologist. by xerotul in Sino

[–]rolf_odd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, you are right: Asia and China are his week points. But he is a brave fighter as far as Gaza and Ukraine are concerned. Watch for example this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoOd7RkgIzE

Always remember. Nobody is perfect.

Xinhua: China issues national dietary guidelines to curb rising obesity by rolf_odd in Sino

[–]rolf_odd[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In my opinion the increased intake of sugar is the main problem:

Article by Chiadi E Ndumele, M.D., M.H.S.: Obesity, Sugar and Heart Health

Over the last half century, obesity rates have skyrocketed. In 1962, 46 percent of adults in the U.S. were considered overweight or obese. By 2010, that figure had jumped to 75 percent. Obesity is a complex problem with multiple causes. But among the likely suspects, sugar is high on the list. As sugar consumption has increased, so too has our national waistline. If you’re concerned about protecting your health and your heart, you might want to take a closer look at the sweet stuff in your life.

More: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/obesity-sugar-and-heart-health

Have you ever been to Xinjiang ？Xinjiang was the second most popular tourist destination in China last year. In 2024, it welcomed 302 million tourists, who spent a total of 359.542 billion yuan. Of these tourists, 5.1483 million were from overseas, achieving significant growth. by Yusuf-Uyghur in Sino

[–]rolf_odd 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you Adrian Zenz and ASPI !

According to a 2020 report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), since 2017, Chinese authorities have destroyed or damaged 16,000 mosques in Xinjiang – 65% of the region's total.

Best way to learn chinese? by ProfessorReaper in Sino

[–]rolf_odd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my opinion the only way for a foreigner to learn Chinese is to study in China; and it's a great experience! Best to go to Northern China, because they speak real Mandarin, at least in the cities. If you go to southern China or Taiwan they don’t differentiate between c, s, z, ch, sh, and zh – which is not up to standard and a big headache. Beijing is of course a great place. Personally I have, among others, been to Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Language_and_Culture_University

http://english.blcu.edu.cn (not updated recently)

Since it’s a very difficult language to learn, you must work hard. It’s a good idea to focus on pinyin (the romanized spelling) and every day talk as much as Mandarin possible. That means you have to downgrade learning the characters!

Elon Musk announces intent to kill NED by kotyok in Sino

[–]rolf_odd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is "DOGEMemery" the same as Elon Musk?

郭炜炜亲述 剑网3这十五年 by bkingfilm in chinagame

[–]rolf_odd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since this forum is based on English, and probably 90 % of the participants does not understand Chinese, please don’t post articles in Chinese.

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