http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/05/01/the-monk-who-took-the-test-to-join-the-party/ China and Other things Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:16:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/05/01/the-monk-who-took-the-test-to-join-the-party/#comment-8490 Nigel Higginbottom Mon, 05 May 2008 17:32:35 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/05/01/the-monk-who-took-the-test-to-join-the-party/#comment-8490 自相矛盾 自相矛盾

]]> http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/05/01/the-monk-who-took-the-test-to-join-the-party/#comment-8208 Mick Fri, 02 May 2008 10:04:14 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/05/01/the-monk-who-took-the-test-to-join-the-party/#comment-8208 This is nothing special. In western Sichuan I made the acquaintance of a local Party leader (head of education for a certain county) who was a Tibetan-Pumi former monk and whose brother was a living Buddha. He saw no problem with being both a good Party member and good Buddhist. http://www.flickr.com/photos/10816453@N00/18835967/sizes/o/ This is nothing special. In western Sichuan I made the acquaintance of a local Party leader (head of education for a certain county) who was a Tibetan-Pumi former monk and whose brother was a living Buddha. He saw no problem with being both a good Party member and good Buddhist.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10816453@N00/18835967/sizes/o/

]]> http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/05/01/the-monk-who-took-the-test-to-join-the-party/#comment-8164 caoshiren Fri, 02 May 2008 00:28:03 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/05/01/the-monk-who-took-the-test-to-join-the-party/#comment-8164 The market for continuing education (for those who have passed the normal college age and don't have time to register for full-time programs) is huge and very profitable. The party schools want to make extra money, so they're offering the part-time programs. This monk is attending entrance exam for such a program. The objective of such a program is to get a bachelor's degree, rather than to join the party. The market for continuing education (for those who have passed the normal college age and don’t have time to register for full-time programs) is huge and very profitable. The party schools want to make extra money, so they’re offering the part-time programs. This monk is attending entrance exam for such a program. The objective of such a program is to get a bachelor’s degree, rather than to join the party.

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