Mary-Anne Toy interviewed well-known artist Ai Weiwei, who was also a co-designer of the Olympic stadium – the bird-nest. Ai has left the project and says that “it is part of a pretend smile of bad taste.” In early January 2008, Ai Weiwei wrote a post on his blog on Sina.com saying that China today […]
Read MoreFrom Financial Times: While China has enjoyed soaring surpluses in many categories of trade in the five years since it joined the World Trade Organisation, one sector stands out as a glaring exception: media and culture. In China, the likes of Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg are familiar “in every household”, but Chinese stars are […]
Read MoreThe New York Times does a post-mortem on the failed efforts of groups in China to sink animated film ‘Kung Fu Panda’ over claims it is exploitative: Sometimes it is important to take a political stand. And sometimes...
Read MoreFrom Chicago Tribune: Actress Mia Farrow has been on the front lines in the struggle to end the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. She has visited the region eight times and is advisory board chair of Dream for...
Read MoreFrom Time: Even when he’s not filming, Richard Gere knows how to do drama. In the wake of the deadly protests in Tibet, Gere, a longtime Tibet activist and friend of the Dalai Lama, made a splashy announcement. The...
Read MoreTime Magazine reporter Austin Ramzy writes from Beijing: While Steven Spielberg’s withdrawal from his role as an artistic adviser was a public relations blow to the Beijing Olympics, the announcement this week that Haile...
Read MoreFrom The Telegraph: China is increasingly finding that the Olympic Games are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they will celebrate the country’s astonishing economic transformation and, no doubt, the prowess of its...
Read MoreAmid protests targeting the “real” China beneath the Olympic fervor, the five Vision Beijing short films made their television debut this week, while Iranian director Majid Majidi received the Bird’s Nest prize...
Read MoreFollowing Steven Spielberg’s withdrawal from the Olympics over the Darfur issue, a number of other international celebrities involved with planning for the Games have spoken out to defend their roles. From The Guardian:...
Read MoreChina has decided to take on the Sudan and Darfur issue perhaps because of the recent international pressure. It remains a question though how big a step China wants to take. From The New York Times: Amid the international...
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