Kevin Blissett: Out of the Cave

Well, I’m not sure that YouTube will ever be accessible again by the looks of things. I first reported on this We’re currently at Day 24 of the block, and I’m not a happy camper.

The chances of getting top notch medical care throughout most of China are not high. I know this because I have lived in three different provinces with my family, and we have received one missed diagnosis or treatment after another, particularly here in Xi’an, a city of more than six million. I have had to [...]

Is the Chinese educational system as high-stress as one might think? You’d better believe it. Wan Lixin provides a startling view of the extreme competition inherent in the system and suggests that a return–at least in part–to the moral education of the past may be the solution. From the article, here is a taste of [...]

Well, we’re currently on Day 24 of the Great Firewall blockage of YouTube. You can imagine my angst; or maybe you can’t. But I can tell you that it’s considerable.