“Calling a Rat a Duck”: The Chinese Story That Would Not Go Away
In June, rat was served as duck to students who were told they should call it a duck if the authorities say so. Now, toys alluding to the incident are seized by the police.
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In June, rat was served as duck to students who were told they should call it a duck if the authorities say so. Now, toys alluding to the incident are seized by the police.
A woman allegedly had a heart attack during a pause of her interrogation. Her body was covered with bruises, and a video indicates she was tortured to death.
In a college canteen in Jiangxi, a student found a rat’s head in what was served to him as duck. The CCP’s answer: “A rat is a duck if the Party says so.”
A Cultural-Revolution-style statue vilifies a scholar who has mightily upset the Communist Party.
The police says the 15-yer-old student committed suicide. But the story the authorities tell fuels the scandal rather than suppressing it.
Three months ago, a 15-year-old student disappeared from a private school in Jiangxi. Because of the lack of action by the police, all sort of rumors are circulating.
Chen Lijun was detained in August. His wife reports he is still in jail, and his family is in desperate conditions.
The decision against Lingbao’s Pastor Yang Jianxin has been upheld on appeal. “Illegal” Bibles were compared to pornography.
It did not happen in Henan only. Citizens who suspected that health codes will be used for political surveillance were not paranoid. They were right.