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Most. Disturbing. China Moment. Ever.
With one flick of his little thumb, the flame came on strong and steady, and the two-year-old child kept the cigarette in his mouth balanced perfectly over it. The cigarette lit up and the child starting puffing away. He grinned, looking up at his father, who grinned back at him.
So close I had to dodge the burning bits of ash coming down on me…
Here in China, everyone sets off their own fireworks from the streets, from their driveways, from bridges, and from their apartment balconies. In a town of densely-built apartments, the result is a fireworks show literally right before your eyes – so close, in fact, that you will have to shield your eyes with your hands and watch out for burning pieces of paper coming down at you from the fireworks explosions above your head.
Hiking China: Yellow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge
By Suzanne Ma for the Associated Press Updated:10:59 a.m., Wednesday, January 12, 2011 HUANGSHAN, China — For first-time visitors to China, Beijing and Shanghai are the default destinations. But for tourists who like to mix city ...
My story this week for CMAJ: China struggles to rebuild mental health programs
The anomaly is striking. At least a dozen workers leapt to their death in same factory compound in southern China in 2010, while nearly 30 people died and 80 were injured in a spate of school stabbings. Yet, contrary to instinct, there is little evidence to confirm that there has been a rapid rise in the rate of mental illnesses in China, and strong evidence of a dramatic drop in suicide rates over the past two decades…
The Lies China Travel Service Will Tell You
We were in Taiwan when we received the email: my boyfriend’s grandfather had passed away in mainland China. He had been ill for a long time, having suffered a stroke more than a year ago. ...
Breaking away from “Narrative Fallacy”
Hi readers, my latest story for the Canadian Medical Association Journal (see previous blog post) is long. But it’s a good read. Most importantly, there’s no bull shit. I am a trained breaking news reporter. ...
China searches for best medicine for ailing scientific journals
My latest story for the Canadian Medical Association Journal By Suzanne Ma China’s scientific journals are, simply put, plagued by mediocrity. The country has over 5000 mostly Chinese-language science and technology journals, but many of ...