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Han Han on Liu Xiaobo and the Nobel Peace PrizePosted by Julian Smisek on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 4:29 AM
Han Han, China's bad boy novelist, editor, blogger and race car driver recently posted his thoughts on Liu Xiaobo and the Nobel Peace Prize. With utmost care, Han Han crafted his post so as not to offend the censors, who aren't exactly thrilled about Liu's Nobel achievement. The translation (below) was a bit tricky, so suggestions are welcome. 10/08/2010by Han Han/ translated by Julian Smisek" " Links and Sources
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Comments on Han Han on Liu Xiaobo and the Nobel Peace Prize
danwei, i love you!
Have you been harmonised? Where is the post?
I just caught on... subtle.
Is it me, or was that translation deleted?
Just checked back! Class stuff
Is this before or after censorship?
囧
I can't come up with any constructive criticism of your translation I'm afraid - it's masterful as it is!
被河蟹了吗？
Yeah, definitely harmonized. Post it somewhere else please! Would Wikileaks be exaggerating? :D
CLASSIC!
The whole point is that the post is empty.
where's the translation?
Well put Han Han! Impressively concise, and said everything you need to say.
I can't seem to find the translation...
cute
I thought he's talking about the $650,000 Liu Xiaobo received from US government, via the NED, to conduct domestic political activity in China, including advocating abolition of China's constitution in "Charter 08".
I lol'd
Liu's organization received NED money, not himself
The NED gives money to democracy groups all over the world probably out of misguided idealism than government conspiracy
Charter 08 wasn't meant to replace the constitution
etc.
/conspiracytheory
Ha, ha ChasL. The US spending $650,000 on foreign aid? Impossible! If you can't shoot it or detonate it, they're not buying.
The US government nowadays probably has the rights record closest to China's; it makes a much less sensible 'evil empire' for China than it did in the 1960s.
True story: I tried the same trick for one of my essay assignment (作文) in middle school, and the teacher was not amused. Good times..