One hundred years ago Friday, a crime was committed behind the imposing oxblood-red walls of Beijing's Forbidden City. It was the ultimate crime: the murder of an emperor. But it remained a rumor or had been covered up. Until now. He was just 38 years old at the time of his death. He had been the victim of a palace coup following political differences with his aunt, the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Two hundred residents of the Xinxin Garden community in Urumqi, Xinjiang, found this noticed taped to their doors ten days ago: NOTICE Buildings 3 and 4 belong to us. The brutes currently living in them are requested to move out within 7 days. Otherwise, your entire family will be killed.....!!! A developer dispute apparently lies behind the threat.

It is not easy to realize how strange it is when you live in an existing system, but when you have the chance to talk with people from other countries, you realize the huge difference. I enjoyed my talk with my great friends tonight, and we talked about the Resident Permit (Hokou) system in China. To be honest, I didn't feel it too strange before I explained it with my own mouth.

I’ve noticed at least three different waves of local propaganda since we’ve been here.

In Wuhan, China, government officials spend 2 million RMB building the luxury public toilets. Chinese netizens say it is a waste and the money could be used for other more important things. Some ask if China is still a poor country.