I admired them as they went about their
Menial tasks in suits of silk.
Sunday bests amidst the concrete, the dust,
And broken shards of
Bamboo:
The broken mirrors of
The broken memories of the
Broken histories upon the
Broken backs of not so broken
Families,
The brethren left behind atop
Tea-brimmed Mountains.
This was one more saga prerequisite a newer dynasty –
Witness the
Wives huddled plowshares,
The daughter scribbled arithmetic
And sons, assumed saviors to legacy.
Witness this
Rice ridden bowl,
This chipped Henan ceramic
And witness the hours yet to endure.
Behold the back of Chen.
I could only stand in awe,
In observation of the
Dirtied –The unscathed,
The soiled – The smoke amid pear peelings,
The so very tired – that one more nail,
Soiled, with scratch and
Sliver of blood, a sanctity upon brow;
While I and my tie, freshly pressed,
Almost gleaming with a stolen prestige,
Seemed far more dirty than any hand prior –
Hand cradled hammer,
Hand hugging thumb,
Thumb atop nail, atop iron or
impaled heart as
This, “commoners,” blood wept,
And for a first time,
Far from, no, for the fields of his father.
Protesters in China demand Xi Jinping step down, November 27, 2022
Unrest is growing in China over the country's strict COVID-19 measures. Fresh protests have broken out in major cities, with hundreds rallying at Beijing's elite Tsing-hua University, chanting 'we want freedom.' Many also held up blank sheets of paper in a symbolic protest against state censorship. More demonstrations have also been reported in Shanghai, following clashes with police overnight. Public anger has flared after a deadly apartment block fire, with many blaming an ongoing lockdown for hampering rescue efforts. Chinese officials have defended their zero-covid policy, despite the growing public backlash.
Deutsche Welle
Further reading:
AFP, via HKFP: Protests in Shanghai as anger mounts over China’s zero-Covid policy, November 27, 2022
BBC: China Covid: Protesters openly urge Xi to resign over China Covid curbs, November 27, 2022
The Guardian: Anti-lockdown protests spread in China as anger rises over zero-Covid strategy, November 27, 2022
Reuters: Blank sheets of paper become symbol of defiance in China protests, November 27, 2022
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Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and her partner Erin Routliffe won their second WTA title together after defeating Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the WTA 500 in Zhengzhou. With the win, the pair has now officially qualified for the WTA Finals in Cancún, Mexico in two weeks. Dabrowski claimed the 15th WTA doubles title of her career, which is the most by a Canadian woman in history (has now surpassed Jill Hetherington who has 14 WTA doubles titles).
Chinese companies will gradually withdraw Apple iPhone orders from Taiwanese competitors.
The desire of Apple contractors to transfer production from China to other countries does not particularly affect the “national” affiliation of the final contractors, therefore, even in the new conditions, companies from China are able to effectively compete with Taiwanese contractors for the right to manufacture Apple products. Kirkland Capital analysts are convinced of this.
Now Taiwan's Foxconn and Pegatron remain the priority contractors for the release of the iPhone, and the former of them is still the exclusive manufacturer of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, while orders for the production of simpler smartphones of the family are distributed among a large number of manufacturers. According to Kirkland Capital, Chinese companies have succeeded in technological terms in almost all areas, with the exception of the semiconductor manufacturing sector… Detail: https://bitcoingrandee.com/posts/125 NEWS
Heavy fog leads to multi-vehicle pile up on Chinese highway
Heavy fog leads to multi-vehicle pile up on Chinese highway
Dozens of vehicles crashed in a major car pileup on a bridge in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou in Henan province because of extremely foggy conditions on Wednesday morning.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 30, 2022 14:19 IST
An aerial photo showing the multi-vehicle collision on Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, China (Photo: AFP)
By India Today Web Desk: A multi-vehicle crash led to a…