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Local officials, fearful of the flower�s destabilizing potency, canceled this summer�s China International Jasmine Cultural Festival, said Wu Guangyan, manager of the Guangxi Jasmine Development and Investment Company.Įven if Chinese cities have been free from any whiff of revolutionary turmoil, the war on jasmine has not been without casualties, most notably the ever-expanding list of democracy advocates, bloggers and other would-be troublemakers who have been pre-emptively detained by public security agents. Since Tunisian revolutionaries this year anointed their successful revolt against the country�s dictatorial president the �Jasmine Revolution,� this flowering cousin of the olive tree has been branded a nefarious change-agent by the skittish men who keep the Chinese Communist Party in power.īeginning in February, when anonymous calls for a Chinese �Jasmine Revolution� began circulating on the Internet, the Chinese characters for jasmine have been intermittently blocked in text messages while videos of President Hu Jintao singing �Mo Li Hua,� a Qing dynasty paean to the flower, have been plucked from the Web. Jasmine, a stalwart of Chinese tea and the subject of a celebrated folk song often heard while on hold with provincial bureaucrats, is not what it seems. Some of my friends have gone back China because they don�t want to wait.Ĭatching Scent of Revolution, China Moves to Snip Jasmine () By ANDREW JACOBS and JONATHAN ANSFIELD | New York Timesĭo not be lulled by its intoxicating fragrance or the dainty, starlike blossoms whose whiteness suggests innocence and purity. Everything getting in is just stuck there. The current immigration system is neither pro- nor anti-immigration. But if he did that in the States, he would be very rich and can achieve more goals.
The government covers their 100% medical + 100% housing + 80%-100% pension.
My college roommate in China created the Linux Virtual Server in his PhD thesis and still leads the LVS project. The reason I came here is I thought this country can turn my talent into fortune and create opportunities for many people. Many people take the technology advancement and good life for granted, but behind the scene, there are many people who are doing the real hard work, and we are part of them. I want to say there are many good things going on in the world. I am almost 7 years in this country and have paid hundred of thousands of dollars in payroll taxes, and now stuck with the EB priority date. Hey Chinese! can we have more of the following here ().
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