Gao Fei

Gao Fei is the pen name of a journalist from China now living and working in the U.S.

Increasingly in the West, the Players Are From the East – Daniel J. Wakin

The New York Times has published the second article in a series, “looking at China’s embrace of Western classical music”: With stunning swiftness China’s surging ranks of classical musicians have found a home in Western concert halls, conservatories and opera houses, jolting a musical tradition born in the courts and churches of Europe. Large solo […]

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Chinese Consumer Goods Market to Rank 2nd Behind US by 2015 – Xinhua

From Xinhua via China.org.cn: China will overtake Japan, Germany, Britain and Italy to become the world’s second biggest consumer goods market behind the United States by 2015, according to the findings of a survey by Credit Suisse, one of the world’s leading investment banks. The Swiss-based bank estimates that Chinese consumption will account for 14.1 […]

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US group sees China getting tougher on piracy

From Xinhua via Zhejiang Online: China is doing a better job fighting piracy and could announce new initiatives early next week when it hosts a global conference on protecting intellectual property rights, a U.S. business leader said on Wednesday. “I do think the Chinese are going to want to put a strong face forward. … […]

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Five Chinese Indie Bands – Tim Yu

From Cool Hunting blog: There are only a handful of independently run music labels in China but more and more independently produced music is being released everyday, fueling a small yet burgeoning indie music scene. Holding to the spirit of truly independent music, many Chinese bands are producing truly original music and oftentimes you can […]

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