Chinese Teach Sex Ed- Give Toilet Tours

File this under WTF? In China to help teach sex educaton, teachers are taking kids to tour the opposite sex toilets…wtf? What does sex mean in China? excerpt: “BEIJING: Allowing boys and girls to peep into each other’s bathroom to understand gender roles seems to be the new Chinese way to teach sex education in school. Third graders at the Chaoyang district school in Beijing received their first lesson in sex education in the form of a toilet tour. Giving children an opportunity to peek into the other gender’s bathroom is a way to help boys and girls understand gender roles, educators said. “Children tend to be curious about the bathrooms of the opposite sex,” sex lecturer Hou Wenjun at Anhuili Central primary school told Beijing News. Hou believes that education starts with curiosity. “A tour to the bathroom lets children see what behavioural differences there are between the two sexes.”

China’s Defense Minister Says Tehy Will Gear Up For War From All Sides

“BEIJING: China’s defence minister has put aside diplomatic tact and said the country’s military will prepare itself for “military conflict in every strategic direction” in the next five years. The military will speed up modernization and development of equipment, he said. “We may be living in peaceful times, but we can never forget war, never send the horses south or put the bayonets and guns away,” defence minister Liang Guanglie said in an interview published in state-backed newspapers. China’s pace and scale of military modernization and construction of military related infrastructure has caused alarm among neighbours like India, South Korea and Japan.

Chinna to Cut Off Skype Calls?

China is getting more aggressive with her blocking and controlling media sites. With the Olympics gone China is behaving like pre-olympic China again. excerpt: “BEIJING: Chinese authorities are ringing in the New Year discussing ways to enhance control over media and Internet communication. They have asked the public to report misdoings by television and newspapers while hinting that privately-run communication lines like Skype will be blocked. These moves come in the wake of an announcement about dismissal of editorial staff by a popular magazine, Party, which covered sensitive political issues. The magazine, published by China’s most popular blogger Han Han, also said it was not publishing its next issue. The latest move asking the public to report on bad reporting by the media is likely to be used by Communist Party officials at provincial and municipal levels, and put tremendous pressure on newspapers and television channels that have just begun to feel the taste of some freedom, observers said. ”

Chinese Government , Investment, Migration

As China grows she needs resources for her people. China’s plan is to loan money with heavy stipulations vz the foreign countries must use Chinese companies and labor. Lqatley the mandate includes allowing Chinese to live in their countries. China does not have the resources… excerpt: ” outward Chinese investment often acts as a front for state-backed outward migration to relieve population and resource pressures at home. (Because less than 7% of China’s land is arable, food security for its 1.3 billion is a major policy concern.)

Chinese Commerce

This guy is pulling a cart with coal blocks. The blocks are used to heatpans for small food vendors. I took this on my way to work.

Cash Recycling Machine in China? WTF

I think this may be a poor translation. The money machine says “cash recycle machine” but after inspecting it , I saw no recycling services……

Chinese Cops

Here is a shot of the Chinese cops hassling some poor folks…