China Vice

Inaugural Blog

Welcome to the inaugural post of the new blog China Crime Watch.  This blog will be looking to give an insight into a China not often seen in the mainstream Western media; namely the multitude of strange and brutal crimes which take place every day.    So often, foreigners living in China remark at the relative safety of the country – they feel at ease walking down a deserted street late at night, unafraid of being robbed or assaulted.  This website is not intending to pull down any positive perception of China and replace them with trumped up images of fear, it will merely be trying to inform readers of what reports are being circulated in the Chinese media, reports that are rarely reported in China’s English-language media.  Many reports in the Chinese media, just like their Western counterparts, are exaggerated – overly dramatic stories that herald the brilliance of the police force.  Hopefully this blog will effectively monitor crime stories within China, while eventually presenting trends that may be helpful in ascertaining an overall picture.   

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4:20 PM, 7/6/2006 .. Posted by Beijing Sexy

As an impartial Beijinger from China¡¯s capital, I have to say I am glad to see such a blog that can truly reflect what is happening in China, especially those issues of safety. Foreigners are inclined to think that China is a relatively safe place and people are less weird. However, we hold the largest population in the world and we must have a large amount of crimes and psychos. I am not scaring you or insulting my own country. Simply, I am telling you the truth. I reckon this blog may help you perceive China in a more factual way and I hope this blogger can preserve a just and impartial perspective of seeing China.