June 19, 2008
American chinese food becomes official chinese food
Kung pao chicken made official for Olympics | Oddly Enough | Reuters
"Bean curd made by a pock-marked woman," as the Beijing Youth Daily rendered the spicy Sichuanese dish, is now "Mapo tofu." And "chicken without sexual life" becomes mere "steamed pullet."
April 30, 2008
Global Online Freedom Act?
Chris Smith of New Jersey is politicking for new legislation that would make it illegal for companies like Google to censor search results in foreign countries such as China. He also calls for participation in condemning China's human rights records. I recently spoke with Chinese professor who believes that these abuses are overblown and China is making great strides in progress. What is the truth?
Ahead of Olympics, Congressman Pushes 'Global Online Freedom Act' | Threat Level from Wired.com
The gross mistake of allowing China to host the Olympics in light of its horrific human rights record will be significantly compounded if we do not speak up and call attention to the human rights heroes who languish in Chinese jails
October 2, 2007
"I would like to have seen Montana.."
No longer will I have to repeat this line from Sam Neil in Hunt for the Red October, for now I've seen a bit of the state, Glacier National Park and Yellowstone in Northwest Wyoming. We had a great trip with the grandparents and hope to go back to see more of each park someday soon..
Picasa Web Albums - chris - Montana - DSC_0602.JPG
June 6, 2007
Visited States and Countries
Some of these are airport only, but I definitely killed some time in Russia, India, Nicaragua, Singapore, and Malaysia. Mostly missions with my church or with my parents.
On my wishlist to travel to: Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago (to visit friends), Italy (for an eating tour), and China (friends).