It has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and about 30/35 locks: locks on doors, some have 2, locks on screen doors, locks on windows, locks on access areas, locks on gates and locks on the 7 foot high steel and wire fences that surround the 1000 metre yard... and then there's the big combination-lock steel safe in the 3rd bedroom...and the 7 security movement-sensitive, body-warmth sensing, sentry lights. There's 7 alarms in this house.
I feel like having an "Open Day for Robbers" where anyone interested in robbing the place can come around and have a look. Nothing that you want is here, boys n girls. There's just some chinese cigarettes and me. You don't want either the cigarettes or me. Ring that bell and come on in...but, whatever you do, don't steal the locks.
Their value is beyond all else here.
Saturday, 18 September 2010
Friday, 17 September 2010
A Good Quote
I don't feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without having any purpose - which is the way it really is so far as I can tell - it does not frighten me”
Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman
CCTV and sign of the times
CCTV have noted that America used to call China The Great Wall. Now its The Great Wallet.
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
A Remarkable Resume
Hu Jintao
The following is the biographical sketch of Hu Jintao:
Hu Jintao, male, ethnic Han, native of Jixi, Anhui Province, born in December 1942.
Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1964 and began working in July 1965. Graduated from the specialty of hub hydropower stations of the Department of Water Conservancy Engineering of Tsinghua University. With a university education. Engineer.
General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of PRC, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of PRC.
1959-1964 Student at the Department of Water Conservancy Engineering of Tsinghua University
1964-1965 Postgraduate and political instructor at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University
1965-1968 Participated in R&D at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University and served as political instructor before the start of the "cultural revolution" in 1966
1968-1969 Worked with the housing construction team of Liujia Gorge Engineering Bureau, Ministry of Water Conservancy
1969-1974 Technician and secretary of No. 813 Sub-Bureau, Fourth Engineering Bureau, Ministry of Water Conservancy and deputy secretary of the general Party branch of the sub-bureau's head office
1974-1975 Secretary at the Gansu Provincial Construction Committee (GPCC)
1975-1980 Deputy director of the design management division, GPCC
1980-1982 Vice Chairman of GPCC, and Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) (September-December 1982)
1982-1984 Member of the Secretariat of the CYLC Central Committee and Chairman of the All-China Youth Federation
1984-1985 First secretary, Secretariat of the CYLC Central Committee.
1985-1988 Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, and first secretary of the Party Committee of Guizhou Provincial Military Command
1988-1992 Secretary of the Party Committee of Tibet Autonomous Region, and first secretary of the Party Committee of Tibet Military Command
1992-1993 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee
1993-1998 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee
1998-1999 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee
1999-2002 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee
2002-2003 General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee before Dec. 2002
2003-2004 General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
2004-2005 General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
2005- General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.
An alternate member, member of the 12th CPC Central Committee and member of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees.
A member of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, and member of the Secretariat of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees, a member of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, and General Secretary of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committee.
Made an additional Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the fourth plenary session of the 15th CPC Central Committee.
Elected Vice President of the People's Republic of China at the first session of the 9th NPC.
Appointed Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China at the 12th session of the 9th NPC Standing Committee.
Elected President of the People's Republic of China at the first session of the 10th NPC.
Became Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the fourth plenary session of the 16th CPC Central Committee.
Elected Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China at the third session of the 10th NPC.
Appointed Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the first plenary session of the 17th CPC Central Committee.
Elected President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China at the first session of the 11th NPC.
A member of the Standing Committee of the 6th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Updated: March 15, 2008
Source: Xinhua
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The following is the biographical sketch of Hu Jintao:
Hu Jintao, male, ethnic Han, native of Jixi, Anhui Province, born in December 1942.
Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1964 and began working in July 1965. Graduated from the specialty of hub hydropower stations of the Department of Water Conservancy Engineering of Tsinghua University. With a university education. Engineer.
General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of PRC, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of PRC.
1959-1964 Student at the Department of Water Conservancy Engineering of Tsinghua University
1964-1965 Postgraduate and political instructor at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University
1965-1968 Participated in R&D at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University and served as political instructor before the start of the "cultural revolution" in 1966
1968-1969 Worked with the housing construction team of Liujia Gorge Engineering Bureau, Ministry of Water Conservancy
1969-1974 Technician and secretary of No. 813 Sub-Bureau, Fourth Engineering Bureau, Ministry of Water Conservancy and deputy secretary of the general Party branch of the sub-bureau's head office
1974-1975 Secretary at the Gansu Provincial Construction Committee (GPCC)
1975-1980 Deputy director of the design management division, GPCC
1980-1982 Vice Chairman of GPCC, and Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) (September-December 1982)
1982-1984 Member of the Secretariat of the CYLC Central Committee and Chairman of the All-China Youth Federation
1984-1985 First secretary, Secretariat of the CYLC Central Committee.
1985-1988 Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, and first secretary of the Party Committee of Guizhou Provincial Military Command
1988-1992 Secretary of the Party Committee of Tibet Autonomous Region, and first secretary of the Party Committee of Tibet Military Command
1992-1993 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee
1993-1998 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee
1998-1999 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee
1999-2002 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee
2002-2003 General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee before Dec. 2002
2003-2004 General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
2004-2005 General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
2005- General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.
An alternate member, member of the 12th CPC Central Committee and member of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees.
A member of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, and member of the Secretariat of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees, a member of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, and General Secretary of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committee.
Made an additional Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the fourth plenary session of the 15th CPC Central Committee.
Elected Vice President of the People's Republic of China at the first session of the 9th NPC.
Appointed Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China at the 12th session of the 9th NPC Standing Committee.
Elected President of the People's Republic of China at the first session of the 10th NPC.
Became Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the fourth plenary session of the 16th CPC Central Committee.
Elected Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China at the third session of the 10th NPC.
Appointed Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the first plenary session of the 17th CPC Central Committee.
Elected President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China at the first session of the 11th NPC.
A member of the Standing Committee of the 6th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Updated: March 15, 2008
Source: Xinhua
Copyright © 2006 www.gov.cn All Rights Reserved
Taiwan and 'West Taiwan'
Xiamen, just on the mainland opposite Taiwan Island, is being developed as 'The Western Esplanade of Taiwan' or 'West Taiwan', as a form towards social, cultural and business unification; much to the upset of half of the people of Taiwan...but China's soft-power selling will work well. Even the street design, landscapes etc are a mirror of Taiwan and all designed to attract business and tourists and investments, social interplay etc with Taiwan; the same laws, same infrastructure, same trade qualifications, education qualifications, same companies, language, good tax breaks, cheaper workforce etc etc etc. They know what they're doing.
A good transport tunnel is on the way, & will be completed just to halfway under the Strait of Taiwan. Whether or not Taiwan chooses to remain a separate political entity, the process of social reconciliation are already well underway and advancing. The Free Trade Agreement between the two significantly benefits Taiwan. There is even a branch of the Taiwan political party Kuomingtang within Xiamen now.
A good transport tunnel is on the way, & will be completed just to halfway under the Strait of Taiwan. Whether or not Taiwan chooses to remain a separate political entity, the process of social reconciliation are already well underway and advancing. The Free Trade Agreement between the two significantly benefits Taiwan. There is even a branch of the Taiwan political party Kuomingtang within Xiamen now.
Monday, 13 September 2010
Fu Qing is a small town, a sub-set of Xiamen, a sub-regional city in China, much smaller than the provincial or state capital city. Understanding China is about understanding the 'scale' of things. Fu Qing is still seen, in China, as a 'river town', only recently & modestly expanding compared with other places near and far.
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| Understanding involves the appreciation of human scale |
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