Cry from the iron room

November 29, 2007 7:23 PM

Thirsty Dragon at the Olympics Dai Qing on China's environmental crisis and the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
posted by Abiezer (6 comments total)

Didn't some historian once say Imperial China was a "Hydrological Dictatorship"? Flooding and silting up of rivers have always been a major problem in China. With projects like the ridicoulous north-to-south water transfer project, I think the CCP could be the next dynasty to fall because of untameable waters.
posted by afu at 10:09 PM on November 29, 2007

Interesting, Abiezer...I just realized you probably had a blog, and bookmarked it...now if I knew even a little Mandarin...
posted by StrikeTheViol at 10:23 PM on November 29, 2007

That's flattering but a bit embarrassing, StV, not upadted that in years. Someday I'll do something new with it.
posted by Abiezer at 10:42 PM on November 29, 2007

Ah, I see, well, get to it already!

Meanwhile, this.
posted by StrikeTheViol at 1:52 PM on November 30, 2007

Interesting read. Thanks.
posted by Atreides at 6:28 PM on November 30, 2007

The Geneva-based Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions has announced its annual Housing Rights Violator Awards.
posted by homunculus at 1:28 PM on December 5, 2007