An exodus of young workers fleeing a coronavirus outbreak at the Zhengzhou Foxconn factory on foot went viral this past weekend. Zhengzhou, Henan’s capital, has been dealing with a coronavirus outbreak since October 8. More than...
“Anyone who has ever tested positive is not wanted.” “No tattoos, criminal record, or positive test history.” “Applicants who have tested positive or been in a mandatory quarantine facility need not apply.” “During the pandemic,...
Seven years since getting a green light from Beijing and five since the official breaking of...
Work on the long-anticipated Shanghai Disneyland is to start on Friday, according to the Associated Press: After about a decade’s worth of speculation over the plan, Disney CEO Bob Iger and Shanghai dignitaries were...
From the Times of India: Mickey Mouse has met an unexpected obstacle on his chirpy march to bring Walt Disney’s consumer culture into China – ancestor worship. Amid rice fields and bamboo groves south of Shanghai,...
China’s economic planning agency has given final approval to Disney to open a theme park in Shanghai, BBC reports: The National Development and Reform Commission said the long-awaited park would be built in the...
On China Beat, Jeffrey Wasserstrom ponders the connections between the World Expo, to be held in Shanghai in 2010, and Disney, which is slated to open its first mainland park in the city in a few years: As the Shanghai Disney...
From the New York Times: The Chinese central government has approved plans to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai: The agreement for a Shanghai Disneyland is a landmark deal that carries enormous cultural and financial...
It appears plans to build a home in Shanghai for the globe’s most recognizable rodent have risen at last from the ashes of the Chen Liangyu scandal. Children of the Chinese nouveau riche rejoice! From the The Times:...
From Reuters via The Washington Post: Shanghai’s mayor in March said the city was eager to host Disney, after the $1.8 billion Disneyland Hong Kong opened in 2005, while China’s capital city Beijing also wants one....
From Beijing Review (link), with readers’ opinions: The rumor that Shanghai is about to build a Disneyland theme park has gained some substance. In mid-March, Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng for the first time positively...
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