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On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 303 intellectuals and activists signed and released a manifesto named Charter 08. Demanded changes include:

• Separation of powers
• Guarantee of human rights
• Election of public officials
• Freedom to assemble/form groups

(Translation courtesy of Perry Link at the New York Review of…

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Photo of Shanghai schoolchildren by alokemon on Flickr.

On his blog, Micah Sittig discusses choosing between international, local-Chinese and in-between schools for your children. The post focuses on Shanghai. Highlights include:

• Even at good international schools, the teacher turnover rate is high.
• Some international schools not only replicate the educational but…

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Hong Kong Hustle does a pretty good job of catching interesting exhibitions, events and parties around Hong Kong. It’s got a luxury, upper class feel for the most part, with occasional spots on local things.

For example, they covered Pecha Kucha, which is usually a hit-or-miss mix of interesting presenters and audience members.…

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Neocha profile header image from dogone.

The question posed:

Often times… people criticize the Chinese for not being very creative or not having much innovation. How do you look at that?

The answer given by B6, Neocha co-founder:

Actually, I agree very much with…

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Highlights from translated article over at ESWN of an interview with associate professor Hu Yong of Peking University, School of Journalism and Communication by Li Guosheng for the Tianya Forum:

Therefore I say that our people are not citizens. The nurturing of civic awareness will depend on the next the stage of the Internet. I still feel that the Internet…

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From a Christmas exhibition in Times Square, Hong Kong:

By Reuters via ENN:

China managed to cut its energy intensity — the energy used per unit of GDP — by 3.46 percent cut in January-September compared with a year ago. With power output falling by its biggest-ever margin last month and steel production tumbling, it is set to improve on last year’s 3.66…

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Aside from the slick design, features include:

• Add word to your vocab list.
• Lots of examples that invite you to learn other words.
• Mouse-over pinyin.
• User participated/generated sections that include answers to questions such as “How to use 搞 and 弄？”

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Above: Huangpu River LCD Boats.

Via China in 12 Frames, a collaborative photoblog. (Via dreams.)