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Oh Snap! Obama Is a Celebrity in China
A stone carving of President Obama is on sale in Shanghai, China, along with carvings of celebrities like Will Smith, Tom Cruise, and Katie Holmes. Obama will be meeting with both ordinary citizens and Chinese leaders in Shanghai and Beijing starting today. As you can tell from these photos, creative vendors in China are ready to capitalize on Obama's visit.
Uh Oh! Counterfeit Condom Factory Discovered in China
Condoms might top the list of things that should never be counterfeited. Unfortunately, there may be as many as one million ineffective knock-off condoms on the market in China right now.
Four people were arrested this week at a factory allegedly producing and selling condoms that provide little to no protection against disease or pregnancy.
Oh Snap! China Goes All Out For Its Birthday
Bringing back memories of last Summer's epic Olympic opening ceremony, China went all out to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the communist state. While thousands celebrated the red revolution today, those who did not take part faced tight crackdowns. In fact, gatherings in cities other than Beijing and Hong Kong were banned, as were divorces!
Oh Snap! And the Nines Have It
Were you aware that it is 9/9/09? Even if you're not, tens of thousands of Chinese couples will remember for you. They're all racing to get married today, because the number nine is supposed to be lucky.
Say What? Laura Ling and Euna Lee Break Their Silence
"Most of the North Koreans we spoke with said they were fleeing poverty and food shortages. One girl in her early 20s said she had been told she could find work in the computer industry in China. After being smuggled across the Tumen River, she found herself working with computers, but not in the way she had expected.
China Airs Its Abortion Problem
Each year there are 20 million births in China and 13 million abortions. Each year in the US, there are four million live births and fewer than one million abortions. Chinese authorities are admitting that poor sex education and a lack of knowledge about contraception are reasons for the high rate.
China Implementing Strict Criteria For Sex Changes
Are you single? Over the age of 20? Have you wanted a sex change for at least five years?
Runaway Brides in China Taking Their Bride Price With Them
With a surplus of bachelors in China thanks to the one-child policy and cultural preference for boys, the country is starting to see more runaway brides — who run away with the bride price their grooms-to-be saved up for the bride’s family.
“Cai li,” the set amount the groom’s family pays the bride’s family, used to be a small sum in the '80s. But since the country has become more prosperous and prospective brides more scarce, the sums have risen to sometimes several years’ worth of a farming family’s income.
Front Page: 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
- Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Chinese police swarmed the square in order to block protests, but a candlelight vigil was held in Hong Kong. — New York Times
- In Cairo today, President Obama called for a "new beginning" between the US and Muslims around the world.
In China: Female Children Being Kidnapped as Future Brides
China’s one-child only policy, implemented in 1979 to curb a population explosion, continues to hurt girls and women in predictably tragic ways.
In addition to women being forced to have abortions and get sterilized, reports are now out that families in the countryside are losing little girls as young as two years old to kidnappers. They then sell them to farmers who want their small sons to eventually have wives in a country where boys outnumber girls at alarming rates.
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