Sophia Cao

Sophia Cao is an undergraduate business student at Baruch College in New York. She is interested in Chinese culture and contemporary art, with a particular emphasis on multimedia.

KFC sullies Chinese classic – China Daily

From China Daily via Xinhua News Agency: Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is under fire, for its latest video advertisement depicting an old Taoist surrounded by his apprentices excitedly holding a chicken burger and claiming it as a masterpiece. Some cultural experts are criticizing KFC for dishonoring Chinese history, the China Business Post reported Thursday. The […]

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Crazy Stone (Feng Kuang De Shi Tou) – Shelly Kraicer

From ScreenDaily: New Chinese cinema is multi-faceted, and well-made genre movies like this offer an alternative to the costume melodramas, martial arts blockbusters, and dramas of subterranean social angst that dominantly define the country on the festival circuit. Distributors and programmers, both in Asia and further afield, should take note of this caper comedy, which […]

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China vows to crack down on unauthorized distribution of audiovisual works – David Bandurski

From China Media Project: Attempting to put an end to the mainland distribution of unauthorized domestic and foreign documentaries and other audiovisual works about China, China’s General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) issued orders yesterday that all audiovisual works (DVDs, CDs, etc) dealing with the Cultural Revolution and other “major topics” (Èáç§ßÈÄâÈ¢ò) must be […]

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Sakura Momoko and dia – Danwei

From Danwei: Why do so many Chinese starlets speak in such whiny, nasal, childish voices? Is dia (Âó≤) really supposed to be cute? And if it is, who in the world is responsible for creating that impression? An article in this week’s New Century Weekly makes it possible to pin the blame on one person. […]

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Web stars blossom in China – Li Qian

From China Daily: Web stars blossom on the Internet over night. The legend of their paths to popularity presents itself every day. How did the Tianxian sister, or the Goddess sister, make millions after she was found in a remote mountain village only 10 months before and pushed to the front of the public eye? […]

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