Fu Lai

More typical China bashing: Thanks Ben and Sally, have a happy monitored new year. We wouldn't want to have hundreds of your friends posting as one person now, would we?

You mean "Hasn't China already censored their Internet"? Yes, similar to how the USA does.

- It's also likely to curtail their ability to monitor and control the "free speech". I can't see that requiring names will be anything but counter-productive for them. IMO Chinese authorities just want to stop the faceless insurrection. Everybody complains about corruption and government but some groups have another agenda. Complaining about the government and publicizing corruption is normal and not feared much here. No more than in the USA.

IMO, good. "The latest measure requires users to provide their real names and other identifying information when they register with access providers or post information publicly." So what? Doing otherwise leaves the door open for abuse from people and groups pushing an agenda. We know this from the USA. Give everyone their own voice, not a thousand fake voices, and it is more fair. Once again China leads the way.

we got notice last week

Wuhan subway line 2 put into operation 2012-12-28 http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2012/12/28/Wuhan%2Bsubway%2Bline%2B2%2Bput%2Binto%2Boperation/ http://www.shanghaidaily.com/NewsImage/2012/2012-12/2012-12-28/20121228_520367_01.jpg Passengers look out of the window of the train of subway line 2 in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, today. The first stage of subway line 2 of 27.73 kilometers was put into trial operation today. Subway line 2 is the city's first subway line to be put into operation. Its construction started in 2006.

1st subway across Yangtze River starts test run http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/images/attachement/jpg/site241/20121228/0013729e46df12477a9539.jpg A train of Wuhan Subway Line No 2 moves in the tunnel in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province Rode it today!!! Woohoo!

Would have been better to give the Mon before new years off IMO (5 days straight off). Their way only gives three. their way: off 12/29,12/30:work 12/31:off 1/1,1/2,1/3:work 1/4-1/11 other way: off 12/29,12/30,12/31,1/1,1/2:work 1/3-1/11 Whatever! Just thought I'd bring up the subject.

exactly

So my job in Wuhan says we have a three day holiday off, Jan. 1-2-3 but have to work 5-6 to make up for 2-3. Reality is I have 2-3 off to make three straight days but 2-3 are not really time off, just rescheduled. Get off Wednesday and Thursday but have to work Saturday and Sunday to make up (including the work day Friday that means eight straight days on the job). M 12/31 work T 1/1 off W 1/2 off R 1/3 off F 1/4 work S 1/5 work S 1/6 work M 1/7 work T 1/8 work W 1/9 work R 1/10 work F 1/11 work Ugh, I guess I would rather have the weekend off to break it up. Comments?

I posted a thread about this recently having to do with the foreigner aspect: How do Chinese men really feel about foreigners marrying Chinese Women

a little more info that was talked about before the article of this thread...

More on the economic aspects of this...

I am less than 10 years older than my wife, BTW. But she is older than 18-25.

It completely depends on what parts to which you are referring. I would say that at least most of the NYT is very good if not great. Buy a Sunday edition for example and get the NYT Magazine. Very fine. Also their world, arts, tech, leisure, and special features are unmatched by most daily papers nationwide.

Thanks... http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/750158.shtml

Those links are blocked in China unless maybe you pay-per-view with a VPN or proxie.

We'll be there Feb 13-20

"I love showbiz!"

Kool Pictures! It looks like Santa forgot to eat his cookies when he left his presents! Tradition here is we leave cookies, milk for Santa and carrots for his reindeers. Crumbs are left over and empty glass of milk along with a few pieces of carrots. I'm afraid this year will be the last for our son (9 years old) for believing in Santa. Merry Christmas to Y'all in China! Notice that one cookie has a big bite out of it! The best surprise of xmas this year happened when we were walking home from the pizza dinner... it began to snow... on xmas day! Very xmassy!!!

The link was posted earlier this year to beautiful and natural China. Well we have decided to start with the Li River and sights near Guilin on our Spring Festival holiday trip... don't forget the back of that 20RMB note: http://images.travelpod.com/users/loisal99/1.1262202213.li-river-on-back-of-20-rmb-note.jpg Has anyone been there? Any tips?

It has been fun doing our first xmas together

Family? Friends? What about the xmas stuff? Tree, carols, gifts, decorations? Ham, pizza and salmon and a small group - no relatives (except for wives). We're treating some Wuhan friends to an xmas dinner of pizza at http://www.gianos.cn

The "original meaning"? http://www.essortmen...gins-42543.html

It is what it is.