From Danwei blog: You’re playing with the Google English-Chinese translation beta, and like any curious individual, you start trying out some dirty language. So you enter “I thought this was fucking shit” and out comes “ÊàëËƧ‰∏∫ËøôÊò؉∏≠ÂõΩËøêÂä®ÂëòÊãâÂ±é” (I think this is Chinese athlete shit.) Hmmm. Then there’s “i thought this was shame” which ends up “ÊàëËƧ‰∏∫ËøôÊò؉∏≠ÂõΩÁöÑËĪËæ±” […]
Read MoreFrom Granite Studio Blog: What happens when the forces of global capitalism and cultural imperialism come robed in red and wearing a white beard? A group of graduate researchers from China’s major universities are calling on their fellow Chinese to boycott Christmas. Citing the increasing popularity of the holiday among the younger generation, protest organizer […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: Zimbabwe is preparing to open talks with China for a $2bn (¬£1.1bn) loan, in a bid to boost its crumbling economy. Much of the money would be used to fight Zimbabwe’s soaring inflation, the state-run Herald newspaper reported. China has been looking to extend its influence in Africa and recently hosted a […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: Eight Chinese Christians are going on trial in the eastern city of Hangzhou charged with instigating violence and interfering with the law. There were violent clashes when riot police moved in to demolish a church being built without official approval. All churches must be registered and sanctioned by the state but millions […]
Read MoreFrom xinhua via People’s Daily Online: The Hong Kong stock market has experienced bull run since the beginning of this year, and on Wednesday, the total market capitalization hit an all-time high of 12,729.7 billion HK dollars (1638.9 billion U.S. dollars). The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited said in a statement Wednesday that the […]
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