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Results of the One Child Policy in China? “considerably less trusting, less trustworthy, more risk averse, less competitive, more pessimistic, less conscientious and possibly also more neurotic,” said Lisa Cameron, of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. “Experimental participants are also incentivised with money, the amount of which depends on the decision made in the experiment, which, experimental economists argue, provides a greater motivation for participants to reveal their true preferences,” (IndependentUK – Little Emperors)
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Throwing snow balls at lions at a zoo in China. That one day when the lion decides to use his super lion strength to jump higher than anyone ever thought he could to maul visitors won’t be a surprise. Remember the SF Zoo attack by tigers? (Chinasmack – Snowballs at lions)
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This is what a small minority of Japanese leaders are asking for. Just to meet halfway. We wrote about Haruki Murakami and Shunji Iwai’s voices about this subject which includes sharing. (Giant Robot) China called on new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday to meet Beijing ‘halfway’ to try and improve relations that have been hurt by a debilitating territorial dispute. (TimesofIndia – Halfway) )
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The Doomsday believing 36 year old who wounded 22 kids in China video released. Scary to see a man running around with a cleaver. [youtube]m1bEkSiFlko[/youtube] (youtubelink)
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It’s a scary fact in China, that although you could be an adult male, you might have parents who bought you. A baby boy can be bought for $15,000 and could be a kidnapped child. A recent sting yielded 89 babies and 355 arrests and a question… can they even trace where each baby came from? “the Chinese government says that 10,000 children are kidnapped each year, but some experts suggest the number may be as high as 70,000.” (NY Times - Abduction)
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