sichuan earthquake

www.ministryoftofu.com — The world’s eyes are fixating on Japan. So are Chinese. However, Japan has had more repercussions in China than in most corners of the world because of not only the proximity but some sharp contrasts between the two countries in the face of deadly disasters as well.

torisefromashes.blogspot.com — Zhang Ziyi's earthquake donation scandal, where the mega-star defaulted on a promised amount of 1 million USD, is causing a celebrity credibility crisis in China. Publicists of these celebrities, on the other hand, feel resentment about having to prove themselves.

www.danwei.org — A chain of translated posts by right's lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan and the infamous Ai Weiwei (who just had all his blogs shut down) about "informal chats" with non-ID-showing plainclothes policemen/security officers. A fascinating read (despite this dry description).

sun-zoo.com — A fantastic essay by Ai Weiwei detailing illegal efforts to shut down his "citizens' investigation" of the students who died in the sichuan earthquake and then speculating about the reasons behind it.

www.msnbc.msn.com — More than 750 parents who lost their only child in last year's Sichuan earthquake are now expecting a new child. "After the quake, the Sichuan provincial legislature passed a regulation stating that parents who lost an only child or whose children were disabled in the quake could have another.