Why aren’t the Chinese any good at football? Surely there must be a few “People’s Rooneys” among the People’s Republic’s 1.4 billion population? Apparently not – China has only ever qualified for one World Cup, in 2002, where it lost all 3 group games and failed to score a goal. The Chinese themselves have a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'civil society'
China’s soccer blues
July 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · China, Journalism
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Grassroots Groups Taking Root in China
March 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · China, Journalism
My story on emerging Chinese civil society at Inter Press Service – which describes itself as thus: “communication institution with a global news agency at its core. IPS raises the voices of the South and of civil society.” Two distinct trends can be seen – new energy among grassroots NGOs in the wake of the [...]
