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[Randy W]

The founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud held a fascination for China in his later life. 
He built up a collection of Chinese ornaments and artworks - soon to go on show in London. 
There's one problem though: “A lot of these objects are not what Freud thought they were - a lot of them are modern fakes.” 

Find out more about his collection. 

from CGTN on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaGlobalTVNetwork/posts/522234145936729

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Freud's study is crammed with objects, and while greatly outnumbered by his Greek, Roman and Egyptian pieces, Freud's fascination with Chinese objects came late.

"He seems to have started collecting Chinese things in the 1930s, so in the last decade of his life," said Clumas.

"One of the things I should say is that a lots of these objects are not what Freud thought they were - a lot of them are modern fakes. Things like his two camel figures, the two horse figures, the so called tomb figures dating back to the Tang dynasty, things that are meant to be a thousand years old, are in fact modern copies," he said.

 

 

Edited January 20, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

The Global Times' Hu Xijin weighs in on the Olympics - and the rural mother who was found  to have been chained up by her husband.

【#HuSays】Proud female Olympic champions, and the poor mother of eight, they are all real representations of China. China is multifaceted. It is complex. But what is important is that it is advancing: Global Times Commentator Hu Xijin

from the Global Times on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/globaltimesnews/videos/426993632508838/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C

 

[Randy W]

The mother of eight, identified by police as Xiao Huamei, was first sold to a man for 5,000 yuan ($790) in 1998 by a woman in her hometown 3,000 kilometers away in Yunnan. Though Xiao Huamei managed to escape, she was sold twice again that same year, which included the final deal with the Dong family in Feng County, where she was married to her current husband.

from the Sixth Tone on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/sixthtone/posts/3164517710533734

Investigators Release Trafficking Details of Woman Chained to Wall
Provincial authorities punished 17 local officials in relation to the case that has kept the country talking.

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The investigation report, which includes details from the police, prosecutors, and other departments, also said authorities punished 17 officials from Feng County for “dereliction of duty” in relation to Xiao Huamei’s case. They included the county-level party secretary, deputy secretary, head of the county’s publicity bureau, and a senior member of the local state-run women’s federation.

A video of Xiao Huamei shackled in chains sparked a national conversation on domestic abuse, mental illness, and human trafficking after it went viral in January, prompting authorities to conduct a series of investigations. However, an initial probe dismissed she was trafficked or abducted, adding that the 45-year-old suffered from schizophrenia and was chained because of her violent behavior.

After weeks of public outcry demanding more information on the case, provincial authorities in Jiangsu opened a probe on Feb. 17.

 

 

Edited January 20, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

The #US Justice Department announced Wednesday that it is ending its #China Initiative following calls by academic and civil rights groups to rescind the program because it has chilled academic collaboration and contributed to anti-Asian bias. https://bit.ly/3pcc6Zq

from China Daily on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/chinadaily/photos/a.195840701290/10160041531166291

US to cease controversial China Initiative

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The US Justice Department announced Wednesday that it is ending its China Initiative following calls by academic and civil rights groups to rescind the program because it has chilled academic collaboration and contributed to anti-Asian bias.

The decision was a result of a three-month evaluation undertaken by Matthew Olsen, head of the department's national security division, following a widespread outcry about the program.

"By grouping cases under the China Initiative rubric, we helped give rise to a harmful perception that the department applies a lower standard to investigate and prosecute criminal conduct related to that country — or that we in some way view people with racial, ethnic or familiar ties to China differently," Olsen said in a speech at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

He said the initiative, which was created to tackle purported economic espionage, was "myopic", chilled scientific research and created the perception that the department applied different standards to people of Chinese ethnicity. Olsen also said he had to be responsive to concerns he had heard, including from Asian American groups.

"The DOJ's 'China Initiative' is finally over and part of US' (ugly) history. Whether racial profiling and the resultant damages will continue remains to be seen," Jenny Lee, a professor and dean's fellow for the Internationalization Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, wrote on Twitter.

 

 

 

Discontinuing the so-called “China Initiative” does not mean the US is no longer suppressing Chinese scholars, but is simply a favorable gesture toward China as #UkraineTensions are heating up: expert https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202202/1253160.shtml

from the Global Times on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/globaltimesnews/posts/5031112480302945

 

Edited January 20, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

A craze for coriander, which only cost 6.6 yuan (US$0.99), swept China in the last weekdays after McDonald’s released a new coriander-flavor sundae at its outlets. Seemingly “dark cuisine” – a food that sounds strange but actually tastes good – this new sundae with green jam and topped with shredded leaves of coriander is proving popular. 
A netizen in Jinan in eastern Shandong province said she crossed almost the whole city over two days to get this sundae. Another one in Beijing said she made calls to three McDonald’s outlets. Two said it sold out on Monday and the third said it had only a few left – so she immediately rushed there and grabbed one.

from China Pictorial on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaPic/posts/4687868001338552

 

Edited January 20, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

On 2/24/2022 at 11:50 PM, Randy W said:

The mother of eight, identified by police as Xiao Huamei, was first sold to a man for 5,000 yuan ($790) in 1998 by a woman in her hometown 3,000 kilometers away in Yunnan. Though Xiao Huamei managed to escape, she was sold twice again that same year, which included the final deal with the Dong family in Feng County, where she was married to her current husband.

from the Sixth Tone on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/sixthtone/posts/3164517710533734

Investigators Release Trafficking Details of Woman Chained to Wall
Provincial authorities punished 17 local officials in relation to the case that has kept the country talking.

 

 

The discovery of a chained woman in rural Jiangsu province has brought renewed attention to the issue of human trafficking in China. Sixth Tone has translated the following article that investigates the trafficking of women based on court documents.

from the Sixth Tone on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/sixthtone/posts/3168486310136874

China’s Abducted Women: 1,252 Derailed Lives in Data
The who and how behind women who are trafficked across and into China.

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In late 2016, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued a document that clarified how human trafficking cases should be adjudicated, and that would come into effect on Jan. 1, 2017. Using this as a starting point, RUC News Studio searched for cases involving the crime “abduction and trafficking of women” on Jufa Case Platform and China Judgments Online, two incomplete databases of Chinese court verdicts. In total, 616 cases came up, involving 1,252 victims and dated between 2017 and November 2020.

Who were they?

Approximately one out of five abducted women had a disability, most commonly a mental disability. Less able to defend themselves, they are easy targets. In one case, an abductor tricked a woman with a mental disability, surnamed Song, into getting into his car using only an apple. Almost all of the victims with mental disabilities were Chinese.

 

 

Edited January 20, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

12th March is a day to commemorate the passing of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Father of Modern #China. The opulent complex of Jingjiang Princes' Palace sits in the center of #Guilin was the base of Sun Yat-sen. And it has a longer history than #Beijing's Forbidden City.

from Discover Guangxi China on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverGuangxi/posts/497111625194872

 

Edited January 20, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

from ChinaLawBlog on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaLawBlog/posts/10158284885366109

"Discussion" on CGTN has brought several faceplant situations when they try to enlist "foreign experts" to drum up support for their position in favor of a "diplomatic solution" while also providing extensive coverage of the carnage to civilian lives and infrastructure.

 

Edited January 20, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

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His ‘Ugly’ Cartoons Made It to the Guggenheim

Some have called his animations “ugly,” but Wong Ping believes that ugly can also be beautiful.
The Hong Kong artist’s animated shorts capture the feeling of helplessness among the city’s youth and the absurdities of everyday life. His work has been shown at the Guggenheim, New Museum, and Kunsthalle Basel.

from Goldthread on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/goldthread2/videos/678401570026946/

[Randy W]

A Boeing-737 passenger jetliner with 132 people on board has crashed in the mountains in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday afternoon.

A total of 538 rescue workers from Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Beihai, Yulin, Hezhou, Laibin and Hechi of Guangxi have been sent to the scene to reinforce help.

from CGTN on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaGlobalTVNetwork/posts/548418156651661

Purported footage from the latest Boing 737 crash.. at southern #China’s Guangxi province. 
Pray for all the ppl onboard…🙏🙏Although chances of survival look extremely low …#China

from Serena Dong on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/theserenadong/videos/507465810821341/

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[Randy W]

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/21/world/asia/flight-path-eastern-airlines.html

[Randy W]

Writer  and director Domee Shi 石之予 builds milestones in Hollywood with an  all-women team of writers and revolutionizes Turning Red as the first  Pixar feature film to solely be directed by a woman, and the first to  feature an Asian lead in 13 years.

from Overseas Chinese on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/293679531336334/posts/944635109574103/

 

“Turning Red” Made Me Feel Understood As a Chinese-American Teen
“With her giant red panda confidence, Mei is an inspiration for me.”

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This film features Mei as a confident Chinese Canadian teenage girl who juggles being a perfect daughter and becoming more independent. Her life takes a turn for the cuter when she turns into a giant, adorable red panda whenever she gets mega-emotional!

I relate metaphorically to her morphing into a giant red panda, which is an allegory for the uncontrollable chaos that is puberty. Domee Shi told HuffPost that the idea came from “wanting to make a movie for that 13-year-old Domee who was struggling with her body and her emotions and fighting with her mom every day and wanting to understand what was going on at that time, but in a fun and unique and magical way.”

 

 

 

[Randy W]

A new guest on CGTN is all but saying, "Stop the bombing, dammit!", while the Chinese "expert" is trying his best to blame it on the NATO expansion.

 

Edited March 24, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

“MU5735, This Is Guangzhou Calling”

Audio of other aircraft hailing Flight MU 5735 went viral in China on Wednesday. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft was carrying 132 passengers when it crashed in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on March 21st.

Check out more Daily Tones: http://ow.ly/rJ5x50IrVqZ

from the Sixth Tone on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/sixthtone/videos/2765901573719109/

The video is still there - click on the link to see it.

 

 

Edited April 20, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

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Exclusive: Second black box from crashed China Eastern Airlines plane recovered

3,537 views

Mar 27, 2022