15,000 miles [12 August, 2008]
Back in China after a holiday in Finland, it feels both good to be 'home' and like a new start.
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Traditional hierarchy in China [26 July, 2008]
In the course of my Chinese lessons with a student of mine, Jiang Wei Li, we stumbled onto the subject of traditional language used to display humility and a sense of hierarchy in society.
We don't talk about bad stuff [20 July, 2008]
Sometimes one of the biggest barriers between the west and China (as perceived in recent debates about Tibet or the Olympic torch) is the way in which the government responds to criticism.
