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Hey folks, I've thrown together a badge and accompanying post for any bloggers or webmasters that wish to add a way for their visitors to get information on how to donate to the China quake relief funds.
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An additional first-hand account of the Sichuan quake from a English-language Chengdu blogger, KMM. "But even though I’m convinced staying in the fifth floor of my apartment is perfectly safe, I’ve moved back outside, sitting in the grass, because damn it when the floor keeps moving under your feet, it doesn’t matter how much you know your safe, you still feel you better get out as fast as possible."
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A Q&A with acclaimed documentarian Tan Siok Siok about her new film Boomtown Beijing - a film that captures the Chinese capital the summer before the Olympics. Be sure to also check out the film's trailer and links.
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Jason at Over And Out translates a QQ forward of a different sort - a Q&A with a young Chinese writer who is, of all things, speaking reason in these turbulent times.
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In the newest Lost Laowai post, John raises some interesting questions about whether being "Chinese" is actually the multi-ethnic melting pot the CPC brochures tout, or if it is a highly fragmented collection of close-knit pockets.
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We've turned off anonymous voting (the ability for all site visitors to vote on stories) and limited it to registered voters for the time being.rnrnThe idea behind the Hao Hao Report is to have a method for all of us to quickly find the best and most interesting posts and news reports about Ch
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Twitter much? If so be sure to check out our new Hao Hao Twitter page. Now all submissions to the Hao Hao Report are instantly shown on Twitter - denoted with [new] for recently submitted stories and [hao] for stories with 5+ votes. Be sure to follow us and always have your finger on the HHR pulse.
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BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhaha) — After allegations by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao earlier this month that the Dalai Lama and his supporters were directly responsible for the recent violent insurgence in Lhasa and other parts of Tibet, a surprise announcement was made Tuesday that the Dalai Lama had met
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A great post on ESWN about the disappearing knife man from the riots in Lhasa. Was he a Chinese cop in Tibetan clothing or a Tibetan rioter craftily removed from the photos so FLG-lead Epoch Times could cry conspiracy? I tend to agree with Roland - the Epoch Times lost all cred a long time ago.
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English-language China bloggers unite! The China Blog Network has arrived.

In an effort to tie together all us sinobloggers, we’re launching the China Blog Network, a (appropriately enough) network of China blogs that all link together in a ring-around-the-rosie style (we’re praying we don’t all
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Danwei has a first-hand account of Bjork's show in Shanghai, which she closed with a stirring rendition of her song "Declare Independence", at the end of which she clearly spoke "Tibet, Tibet" just before walking off stage.

The article also contains a few related comment "gems" from the C
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Vice Minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, Zhao Baige, has announced that the government is examining the effects of removing its controversial one-child policy, in place since the 70s.
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