I have no magic pill for solving the problem of school bullying in China, but reading about it recently brought back some memories.

About half the students in regular Beijing schools have been victims of bullying - some of them daily - according to a recent survey. I'm not surprised.

I will admit to bullying my younger brother once or twice, but I never did any real damage - unlike my friend's big brother, who rolled him up tight in a 3-by-3-meter carpet and then sat on him for 20 minutes. My friend nearly died.