I really do not get it. I have been here going on 14 years this Dec and I have never been attacked in any way - verbally or physically. Keep in mind that I am always photographing taxi and bus drivers and reporting them or threatening to report them for not using their meters. I do this in plain site with 10-20 other cabbies standing around in front of many bus stations. Great opportunity for them to jump on me or my wife gang style.
Years ago, I stopped 8 chinese guys in their 20s from beating the crap out of another smaller chinese guy. I did this by grabbing the biggest guy there by the throat. Neither he nor his 7 buddies resisted and they let the other guy go. I am 166 cm, the big guy was over 175 cm. They could have easily turned on me but they did not.
This case seems unique in that the person (Liam) attacked was not under the influence or hanging out in Kundu or doing other alcohol related activities. Every time I hear of these attacks I always wonder what was the triggering element as most chinese are not aggressive. Again, this case is atypical.
I have found that a simple smile can prevent 95% of any altercation and the eye of the tiger can avoid the remaining 5%.
Drug-resistant malaria spreading through SE Asia
Posted byHere we go again. I am sure the vaccine will be coming shortly.
Kunming-Shanghai railway delayed until 2016
Posted byBetter some than None. China has several fast trains in operation and is expanding quickly. The USA has None.
Kunming-Shanghai railway delayed until 2016
Posted byAmazing! China can make a bullet train from Shanghai to Kunming (2066 km) for 49 billion while the USA still cant make a bullet train fron San Fran to LA (1300 km) for 68 billion.
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Government undertaking aims to flush Dianchi clean
Posted byHere we go again. I wonder how much this little project will cost?
China's diabetes rate passes 11 percent
Posted byNo mention of the average age of the people with diabetes. In the west, people have adapted to GMO and junk food over time (70 years) but in China the junk food revolution has ocurred in a very short period of time. Much in the same way as Native Americans became alcoholic in a short period of time because alcohol was introduced by the murdering Europeans that came to occupy and steal their land.