*********** Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:26:12 -0400 From: " Scullyat_private" <Scullyat_private> To: <declanat_private> Subject: American Teacher's Experiences In China Journal of An American In China ....May 01.2001 Once in a great while some of us are given the opportunity to share our unique experiences with others. An anonymous American English teacher who has been in China since this January has graciously agreed to share his journal with others about his stay in China. If we are really lucky, he may share future journal entries with Cipherwar. Either way, we should all be thankful for this opportunity to gain insight that we may never have had otherwise. *** PGP Signature Status: good *** Signer: intelactat_private *** Signed: 4/29/2001 7:55:01 PM *** Verified: 4/29/2001 9:56:49 PM *** BEGIN PGP DECRYPTED/VERIFIED MESSAGE *** Things have been, at the very least, a bit interesting lately. Last night at about 8PM some policemen banged on my door. "Jing cha! Perlice!" At home with a twisted ankle, I had been spending the last couple of weeks perusing sites that had everything to do with hacking, and the China/US situation. Hackers who stole the RMB equivalent of $30,000 were sentenced to death in China not too long ago. I opened the door and they walked right into my apartment. I went directly to the phone, and called the head principal of the school I'm teaching English at, who said he has a lot of connections in the government and if anything happens I should call him. I handed the receiver to one of the cops and they got on the phone. After a short conversation in Chinese, I kept asking, Why are you here? Do you speak English?" One of them dumbly responded, "Yes, I understand." "Okay, so, why are you here?" "Yes," he said again. "FORGET IT" I thought, and the phone rang again. Another heated discussion in Chinese, and the policeman with the phone said "Hey" -- about all the English he knew -- and motioned for me to get on the phone. I took the receiver and said "Hello?" .......... For the full journal entry, please see: http://cipherwar.com/news/01/liberator_0501.htm -- | Founder | Cipherwar: Information Warfare | http://www.Cipherwar.com -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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