Okay, maybe I’m biased since the author of the article is none other than Mrs. Granite Studio, but the article IS good and the topic, the culture of marriage and homosexuality in China, is definitely worth checking out.
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Okay, maybe I’m biased since the author of the article is none other than Mrs. Granite Studio, but the article IS good and the topic, the culture of marriage and homosexuality in China, is definitely worth checking out. During the 1920s the CCP operated from within the KMT party apparatus. Part of this was the doings of the Comintern, but it also made sense from a party development point of view. The KMT gave the CCP cover to grow as a party, and many once and future CCP leaders — people with names like ‘Mao’ and ‘Zhou’ — cut their political teeth working for the KMT. When Chiang Kai-shek began his Northern Expedition to reunite the country, the CCP softened up the ground for him by entering cities along the route and spreading propaganda, organizing general strikes, and generally agitation in advance of the KMT army. It’s a story most people know. It was idyllic and peaceful on the outside. Kind of like Tiger and Elin. Like Tiger though, Chiang enjoyed occasionally sleazing it up. But instead of banging cocktail waitresses two at a time, Chiang liked to mix with his boys from the Shanghai underworld, a group that included the notorious criminal boss ‘Big Eared’ Du Yuesheng. Chiang was also about as a jumpy as a coked-up hamster in a bathtub full of cats. It wasn’t likely he was going to keep the Communists around even a Nothing to do with China, but I’m really enjoying this tribute to my home state. (h/t to my Dad for sending this to me!) Sinica is the new podcast by longtime Beijing resident, media guru, metal shredding guitarist and all around raconteur Kaiser Kuo. It’s a free form round table gab fest on China issues from people who, you know, actually live and work here. First installment is digital media expert and Internet entrepreneur Bill Bishop and Danwei founder/Beijing media stalwart Jeremy Goldkorn talking about…what else?…Google. I’m already looking forward to the next installment featuring the Imagethief himself, Will Moss. Check it out. I’m heading to Changchun this weekend with my students, and while doing a little digging and reading on the history of the city I stumbled across this fascinating poster from the Manchukuo era: With Japanese, Chinese, and Manchu working together, a Great Peace can be brought to the world. |
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