The Chinese aim threats at western journalists. Again the western media comes under criticism in China. Nobody gains from slanted journalism, not the Han, not the Uyghurs, and not the West. Until late at night on Sunday the 5th of July, when protests broke out … Read More →
Tag Archives: China
Eenzijdige verslaggeving helpt Oeigoeren niet
Chinezen bedreigen westerse journalisten, en weer krijgt de westerse media er van langs in China. Niemand lijkt geholpen met eenzijdige verslaggeving, de Han niet, de Oeigoeren niet, en ook het westen niet. Tijdens de ongeregeldheden in Ürümqi, hoofdstad van Xinjiang, de meest westelijke Chinese provincie, … Read More →
Is Uyghur resentment boiling over?
* This post will be updated as I hear more news. I’m not in Ürümqi myself so all I write is alleged by friends that I am currently in touch with. // Newswire services have started picking up on the story and the situation seems … Read More →
Bureaucracy and paperwork
As I was weeding through my administration of the last 7 years – I’m moving about, so I wanted to chuck a lot of old paperwork out – it struck me that life in one country doesn’t leave nearly as big a paper trail as … Read More →
Op een lager niveau scoren met de Dalai Lama
Als de keuze is tussen een chartismatische leider, enkele beelschone, lachende Hollywood acteurs en andere beroemdheden, en een weerloze, vredelievende cultuur aan de ene kant, of een samenleving die wordt vertegenwoordigd door 6 moslims in Guantanamo Bay aan de andere kant, dan weet ik wel … Read More →
One good reason to consider a Xinjiang university
Would Shihezi University have a language department for exchange students? Tongue in cheek, but you should really consider Xinjiang universities when you consider a study exchange in China. Why? Because its universities employ the best professors that China has to offer.
One-child pension plans
I’ll provide you with an example, to support my recent reflections. So I publish an article I recently wrote to accompany a job application. It’s an adaptation of an earlier blog posting from my hand. Notice how some of the changes in style have occurred … Read More →
Volkskrant neemt de feiten niet zo nauw
Met enige verbazing nam ik vanochtend kennis van een bericht in de Volkskrant. “Wanhopig Oeigoers gezin loopt helemaal vast in hart van Peking,” staat er met grote letters. Hoewel de Volkskrant wel een China-correspondent in dienst heeft, als een van de weinige Nederlandse kranten, zijn … Read More →
Hard to be a farmer in Yengisar
“Hard to be a farmer in Yengisar” are words from Just a plain farmer, by Hakim Siyit. It’s a fascinating story, that of Hakim Siyit, Uyghur farmer from Yengisar, a place near Kashgar. I visited it in 2007. Wronged by the local government, he recorded … Read More →
Ethnic violence in Ürümqi to flare up again?
(Updated 22:30 – False rumours?) Unrest seems to again have taken hold of the streets in Ürümqi, in western China. Uyghurs announce more violence after 18:00 o’clock on Monday 7 September. The government has ordered businesses to close and people to stay at home. Two … Read More →