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Rightist Memoir XLIII: My Family Falls Apart

Posted on 07/03/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Find table of contents chapter links at Kong Lingping’s Rightist Memoir I: “Blood Chronicle” By Long-time Prisoner of Mao Zedong The full Chinese text can be downloaded from bannedbook.org  Chapter 9 My Family Falls Apart Mother had been feeling tightness in her chest … Continue reading →

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2023 BBC Chinese: Medical Corruption: Chinese Doctors and Drug Rep Confront Anti-Corruption Storm: How the PRC Healthcare System Must be Reformed

Posted on 01/20/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

This report from the BBC Chinese language service discusses corruption in the Chinese healthcare system. Part of the problem is corruption; part of the problem is the traditionally low fees that are charged for physician and nursing services. Hospitals and clinics … Continue reading →

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Wuhan Diary #41 The 45th Day of the Wuhan City Closure — March 7, 2020

Posted on 03/13/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

March 7, 2020 The 45th Day of the Wuhan City Closure Today is the first day that I have participated in the community group vegetable purchase. This wasn’t the group food purchase from the supermarket organized by officials but done … Continue reading →

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Wuhan Diary #34: The 38th Day of the Wuhan City Closure — February 29, 2020

Posted on 03/02/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

February 29 38th Day of the Wuhan City Closure This day comes once every four years. I never ever thought that I would be spending it like this. Yesterday I was still asking where those several hundred new coronavirus cases … Continue reading →

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Wuhan Diary #31: The 35th Day of the Wuhan City Closure — February 26, 2020

Posted on 03/01/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

February 26th the 35th Day of the Wuhan City Closure When I first started writing this diary, I never thought I would still be writing it after 35 days. I thought at first that the city closure was just an … Continue reading →

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Wuhan Diary #30: The 34th Day of the Wuhan City Closure — February 25, 2020

Posted on 02/26/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

February 25 The 34th Day of the Wuhan City Closure A friend outside Wuhan “commended me”, saying that out of all her friends, I was the only one whose family had escaped scot-free. Among the families of three other friends, … Continue reading →

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Wuhan Diary #29: The 33rd Day of the Wuhan City Closure — February 24, 2020

Posted on 02/26/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

February 24th The 33rd day of the Wuhan City Closure It’s Monday again. I’ve never liked Mondays because it means I have to go to work. I didn’t think that one day I’d miss it and want to go to … Continue reading →

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Wuhan Diary #25: The 29th Day of the Wuhan City Closure — February 20, 2020

Posted on 02/20/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

February 20, 2020 The 29th Day of the Wuhan City Closure While writing today’s diary entry, I heard about the latest delay in our return to work. We were originally supposed to go back to work tomorrow. Now that has … Continue reading →

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Wuhan Diary #24: The 28th Day of the Wuhan City Closure — February 19, 2020

Posted on 02/20/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

February 19th, the 28th Day of the Wuhan City Closure Today was to be the Wuhan and the China premiere of the The Lion King Broadway musical. I’d been looking forward to it for a long time. Looking back at … Continue reading →

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Wuhan Diary #23: The 27th Day of the Wuhan City Closure — February 18, 2020

Posted on 02/20/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

February 18 The 27th Day of the Wuhan City Closure Today the weather is just great! A warm Spring breeze and brilliant sunshine. Just seeing this kind of sunlight fills me with visions of seas of flowers climbing mountainsides. I … Continue reading →

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