Jerry's picture Jerry Submitted by Guest on Mon, 10/28/2013 - 09:29

Trust me, Zhu, Jerry Chan is my real name.

You are also entitled to your opinion, and we are equally entitled to moderate this site to ensure that it remains a useful resource for readers.

All we ask is that you keep your comments within the bounds of acceptable taste.

 

 

 

 

 

Jerry Chan, Digital Marketing & Content Strategy Director

zhuwensen's picture zhuwensen Submitted by Guest on Mon, 10/28/2013 - 08:35

Well "Jerry" (and I am not buying the BS about that being your real name), yer article is dealing with a fundamental issue of race relations, and your response is to narrow the range of the discussion following.

A logical and uncensorial approach is for you and those other squids who disagree to point out errors in the comments of others, not to delete or redact them.

If you wish to deny that the Japanese are cruel, then provide substantiating evidence.

it seems that the only tool you have is a hammer. I am continually surprised at how authoritarian the soi-dissant liberals are.

Jerry's picture Jerry Submitted by Guest on Mon, 10/28/2013 - 07:11

Zhuwensen: Jerry is my real name (I wrote and posted the blog, if you haven't noticed). 

I'll let the juvenile level of your latest comments speak for itself, but please do not post any addtional racists comments on the site. 

Squid: See what I mean?

 

 

Jerry Chan, Digital Marketing & Content Strategy Director

Jerry's picture Jerry Submitted by Guest on Sun, 10/27/2013 - 20:41

We have definitely had our share of ignorant nonsense posted by some users on this site - but no, we don't encourage it and we agree that it is definitely an ongoing problem.

It's amazing what people will post online because they can hide behind that thin veil of online anonymity.

Now imagine if we were to switch to a real-name registration system...

But in all seriousness, striking a fair balance between maintaining a free and open forum and keeping discussions within the bounds of good taste has been a constant challenge, and our attempts to tackle this problem have had mixed results in the past: When we've tried to more actively delete posts and comments that seemed offensive, some readers have taken issue with what they perceived as our "censorship" while others complained that we were being too heavy-handed in certain instances.

Ultimately if we are to keep the Beijinger as a positive and constructive resource for information and discussion, then you're quite right that we should keep closer tabs on posts that cross the boundaries of taste and reason.

Thanks for head's up.

 

Jerry Chan, Digital Marketing & Content Strategy Director

squid's picture squid Submitted by Guest on Sat, 10/26/2013 - 20:41

So is absolutely every type of race baiting, hate speech, slur and derogatory comments towards every nationality not only allowed on this site, but openly encouraged?

Is that really why this site exists admin? Let's just see who can write the most offensive comments about the others race.

cool89's picture cool89 Submitted by Guest on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 18:16

The kind of comments on this article are hilarious. I must admit I am having a great laugh going through them. I know a friend and a famous blogger as well who is currently dating a chinese and writes about her experiences here: http://sarajaaksola.com/

I also happen to write about my experiences in China. Be sure to check it out: http://prachipreaches.blogspot.com/

Jerry's picture Jerry Submitted by Guest on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 15:56

On a related note:

Parched Peking: Beijing's Water Consumption is 70 Percent Over Capacity

And perhaps even more depressingly:

Pollution Plagues China's mega water diversion project

 

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A crucial water source for China's massive water diversion project, the Danjiangkou Reservoir, is facing problems with pollution, says a local government official. The South-North Water Diversion Project aims to transfer 1,582 billion cubic feet of water annually from the country's water-rich south to drought-prone northern China. The project, expected to cost $81 billion, is considered the biggest engineering endeavor in Chinese history, and involves a mix of canals, tunnels and aqueducts spanning thousands of miles across the country. Sans pumps, it will rely entirely on gravity to run water from the south's higher elevations, to the north. The Danjiangkou Reservoir marks the beginning of the project's middle route and is expected to start supplying water to the north by 2014. A water pollution plan issued by the State Council, or China's cabinet requires that the water quality for all five rivers that flow into the Danjiangkou meet a "grade III" standard by 2015. But four of those rivers are now rated "grade V," deemed for "agricultural use only" and the fifth river is considered "grade IV," for "industrial use only," reports China's state-run news agency Xinhua. "The target is very unlikely to be met as many pollution control projects lag behind schedule due to a fund shortage," said Cheng Jiagang, vice mayor of Shiyan in Hubei province.

Jerry Chan, Digital Marketing & Content Strategy Director

Jerry's picture Jerry Submitted by Guest on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 15:42

On another note, here's a BBC profile of Jocelyn Eickenburg that came out today.

 

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A foreign woman with a Chinese man is a rare pairing. Within her small expat community the social isolation was almost immediate. She felt alienated by her girlfriends, who would openly express their distaste for Chinese men. "I felt alone in being married to a Chinese man and I wanted to find other people to connect with," says Ms Eickenburg about her decision in 2009 to share her experiences on her blog, Speaking of China. She says she now receives scores of emails a month from Chinese people curious about meeting and dating foreigners, or partners new to, or experiencing difficulties, in cross-cultural relationship

Jerry Chan, Digital Marketing & Content Strategy Director