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Nov
07

Is there room for democracy in China’s “parallel universe”?

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… CMP co-director Qian Gang (钱钢) wrote in Hong Kong’s Yazhou Zhoukan that liberalization in the area of expression in China is a critical precursor to political reforms.

08
Nov
07

The circuit board bakers of Guiyu

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Here’s the trailer:

Click below to see the full film:

  • A woman bakes a circuit board on a coal-fired stove in a pool of melted tin, so as to more easily sort out its components.
  • A woman burns the corner of a piece of plastic with a cigarette lighter, hoping to discern the grade of plastic by its smell.
  • A man stirs a soup of circuit boards and acid in a large tub that gushes red smoke, separating out traces of gold.



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