CHINA ARTICLES by Brian Hennessy
Xiangcheng. West Sichuan.
Brian Hennessy. An Australian in China. 2007 Xiangcheng hides in a valley somewhere, between Litang in west Sichuan to the north and Zhongdian in northwest Yunnan to the south. There is nothing outstanding about this little town. It’s just another isolated community sitting in the middle of nowhere, on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau. […]
A thief, me, and the PSB
Brian Hennessy. China Australia Consult. I had my wallet pick-pocketed yesterday near my home in Chongqing, China. The thief was slick and quick, and by the time I reacted he was several metres away and running and dodging like a rugby halfback on steroids. There is more to this tale than a stolen wallet. A […]
Watching CCTV and reading between the lines.
Brian Hennessy. An Australian in China. July, 2009 A couple of days ago on CCTV9, China’s English language TV station that is beamed to the West, there was a short story on China’s diplomats who had been ordered by the government to return to Beijing for a conference. Something was up. Watching CCTV and reading […]
China, iron-0re, and Australia: killing a chicken to frighten the monkeys.
Brian Hennessy. An Australian in China. July, 2009 Corruption in China. A controversial topic. A reality that should be discussed in the open, regardless of what damage it might do to China’s sensitive face. The arrest of Rio Tinto’s man in China, Mr Stern Hu, for allegedly offering a bribe, gives us pause for reflection […]