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Chinese Peoples Political Consult Conf.
Brian Hennessy. An Australian in China. October, 2009. The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was formed on the 21st September 1949, and was meant to be composed of people who represented the various sectors of Chinese society. The original aim was for it to be an instrument cooperation and political consultation led by the […]
Chongqing: the big cleanup.
Brian Hennessy. An Australian in China. September, 2009 Chongqing has the potential to become a hub for tourism in the greater southwest region of China. However, this potential is not being realised. Tourists don’t stay in Chongqing for long. They just regard Chongqing as a place to board a vessel for their trip down through […]
Anxiety: What is it?
Brian Hennessy. DipT; BA; MEd; DipPsych. Western psychologist. Chongqing, China. _______________________________ Anxiety Content: What is anxiety? Good anxiety and bad anxiety. What are the symptoms of anxiety? What are the main types of anxiety disorders? What causes anxiety disorders? Anxiety test. What treatment is available? What is anxiety? Anxiety is a term which […]
Depression. What is it?
Brian Hennessy. DipT; MEd; DipPsych. Western psychologist. Chongqing, China. _______________________________ Depression Content: What is depression? Types of depression. What are the signs of depression? What are the causes of depression? Treatment for depression. Types of treatment. Suicide. What is depression? Depression is a word that people often use to describe feelings of sadness […]
We live in interesting times.
Brian Hennessy. An Australian in China. January 1, 2009 How will the economic crisis affect China and her relations with the rest of the world? Although I don’t pretend to have all the answers, as an expatriate who has lived and worked in China for five years now, I figure that I am just as […]
China: Credit where it is due.
Brian Hennessy. An Australian in China. June, 2009 Whether the West likes it or not, and whether the Chinese people like it or not, the reality is that China is a one-party state that we (and they) must live with for the foreseeable future. So let’s separate politics from government for a moment, and take […]
Prediction: a risky business.
Brian Hennessy. An Australian in China. June, 2009 Economics is often called the dismal science. Now I understand why. The proposition that economics is a science is on very shaky ground indeed. Those economists who analyse data and make predictions are too often wrong. Reason enough for this pejoritive moniker. So let me release a little bile on […]
Sichuan earthquake. Shifang. Remembering.
Brian Hennessy. China Australia Consult. 5:12 (2009). On the eve of 5:12, the anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake, I was in the provincial town of Shifang, very close to the epicenter at Beichuan. 6000 residents perished here. China Central Television (CCTV), a nationwide government-controlled service, was due to televise a special live program in memory of […]
Sichuan earthquake. Hongbaizhen. One year later.
Brian Hennessy. China Australia Consult. 2009 I have just spent two days in the earthquake zone. I went there with a small group of volunteers from around China who dropped everything when the earthquake occurred, and went into the zone. Ordinary people: office-workers from Chongqing and Shanghai, off-duty policemen from Guiyang and Xi’an, a businessman from […]
Sichuan earthquake. Beichuan. One year later.
Brian Hennessy. China Australia Consult. 5:12 (2009). My purpose here is to outline what I saw at the epi-center of the earthquake one year after that terrible day. A day when relatives were allowed back into what is left of that city to grieve. Until now, nobody has been allowed to return. Beichuan is beyond […]