When the novel Beijing Coma by the Chinese writer Ma Jian came out last year, I had little interest in reading it. Something about the structure of the novel — which is narrated by a man in a coma who is able to perceive, though unable to respond, to what is going on around him [...]
Filed under: Life in China by Jess on August 31st, 2009 | Tags: book review, books, politics
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As information trickles out about the protests and violence in Xinjiang over the weekend, I have mixed feelings about being outside of China for what appears to be a very significant series of events. On the one hand, I wish I knew what (if anything) was happening to the Uighurs who live in my neighborhood, [...]
Filed under: News, Travel in China by Jess on July 7th, 2009 | Tags: Internet, links, politics, Urumqi, Xinjiang
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