With over one million Chinese moving to Africa, so many individual stories have played out--good, bad, ugly, and everything in between.
This is is a good one: a sharp Chinese man moved to Zambia and found a beautiful wife, now has three kids.
Faces of China - When Chinese Meet Zambians - CGTN Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_UhlZgBo8E
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
The money lovers
In 2014 I interviewed this wildlife scientist Dr. Benson Okita in his office in Kenya Wildlife Service in Nairobi about poaching of elephants and rhinos. Learned a ton over the two hours, about the mechanics of poaching, the ethnic groups involved, the complex cartels, etc.
Benson has given many talks, and in this video from a conference in South Africa, he spends most of the talk giving stats etc. about poaching and the unintended consequences of legalizing wildlife trade. But at minute 24, he opens up a can on the wide variety of "money lovers" who are at the root of poaching:
"You have the money lovers in different forms... If you have a money lover who is your Chief Justice or your Attorney General, where do you go?"
Dr. Benson Okita -speaker
2014 OSCAP (Outrages South African Citizens Against Rhino Poaching) conference
http://www.oscap.co.za/oscap-rhino-conference-2014/speakers-videos-day-1/benson-okita/
Benson has given many talks, and in this video from a conference in South Africa, he spends most of the talk giving stats etc. about poaching and the unintended consequences of legalizing wildlife trade. But at minute 24, he opens up a can on the wide variety of "money lovers" who are at the root of poaching:
"You have the money lovers in different forms... If you have a money lover who is your Chief Justice or your Attorney General, where do you go?"
Dr. Benson Okita -speaker
2014 OSCAP (Outrages South African Citizens Against Rhino Poaching) conference
http://www.oscap.co.za/oscap-rhino-conference-2014/speakers-videos-day-1/benson-okita/
Monday, February 13, 2017
A Map Against the World
Saw a great movie on a plane, South Korea's Best Foreign Film nominee for the Oscars:
A Map Against the World
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5973508/
"On roads, there are no ranks or classes. Only the men who travel."
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RikFHUvlFGM
A Map Against the World
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5973508/
"On roads, there are no ranks or classes. Only the men who travel."
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RikFHUvlFGM
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Shot blocker
Shot Blocker - Wildlife protection public service announcement featuring Yao Ming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSnv6-0oYec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSnv6-0oYec
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
China air quality
China's air quality study has good news and bad news - NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/world/asia/china-air-pollution-beijing-shanghai-guangzhou.html?_r=0
"Don't move to Beijing, Chengdu, or Shenyang, if you can help it."
Copy that. Just went to Chengdu for vacation, to see the pandas, Leshan Buddha, and Dazu Caves--which are very cool. Living in Chengdu is like living inside a muffler. Add the fact that so many guys smoke, and their lungs must look like the bottom of a barbecue grill.
There are lots of polls and surveys, but overall I have heard consistently that Shenzhen and Qingdao are two of the cleanest big cities in China. Living in Shenzhen, I don't even notice pollution even though it is currently said to be "high season" for pollution. It's nothing remotely like Chengdu where you can see the black clouds of smog, there's little smog at all in Shenzhen. On the flip side, everybody I talk to says don't live in Beijing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/world/asia/china-air-pollution-beijing-shanghai-guangzhou.html?_r=0
"Don't move to Beijing, Chengdu, or Shenyang, if you can help it."
Copy that. Just went to Chengdu for vacation, to see the pandas, Leshan Buddha, and Dazu Caves--which are very cool. Living in Chengdu is like living inside a muffler. Add the fact that so many guys smoke, and their lungs must look like the bottom of a barbecue grill.
There are lots of polls and surveys, but overall I have heard consistently that Shenzhen and Qingdao are two of the cleanest big cities in China. Living in Shenzhen, I don't even notice pollution even though it is currently said to be "high season" for pollution. It's nothing remotely like Chengdu where you can see the black clouds of smog, there's little smog at all in Shenzhen. On the flip side, everybody I talk to says don't live in Beijing.
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Good site about mountain environments
Good site about mountain environments
http://www.mountainprofessor.com/
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Lack of affordable housing threatens China's urban dream
Lack of affordable housing threatens China's urban dream
https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/6365-Lack-of-affordable-housing-threatens-China-s-urban-dream
And even the housing that is affordable is frequently tiny and not great quality. Rural-to-urban migrants can't afford much in exploding megacities.
https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/6365-Lack-of-affordable-housing-threatens-China-s-urban-dream
And even the housing that is affordable is frequently tiny and not great quality. Rural-to-urban migrants can't afford much in exploding megacities.
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