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On the 19th anniversary of Tiannamen, Ma Jian speaks out against the silence of Chinese writers

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk

Ma Jian, author of Beijing Coma, a new novel about the Tiananmen Square "incident", tears China's literary elite a new one in this scathing editorial asking where have all the good Chinese writers gone - the ones that marched in 1989 and weren't afraid to speak their hearts, minds and souls.

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Making the Reddest Square Green

http://www.lostlaowai.com

Chris comments on a recent proposal by Chinese urban planner, Ma Yansong, to greenify Tiananmen. The plan would have the dull concrete replaced with a big green park - similar to Manhattan's centrepiece.

With no "traditional" value, and only a patchy history, Ma suggests that perhaps it's time to change up one of China's most (in)famous landmarks.

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