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Snowstorms Let China’s Economy Off The Hook

Overseas political commentator Liang Jing wrote following essay, thanks to Dr. David Kelly for the translation: A very important item of information spread around Beijing’s dining and mahjong tables during Spring Festival...

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“Backwardness Always Loses”

Overseas Chinese political commentator Liang Jing wrote following essay, translated by David Kelly: Last week, the US once again became ground zero for turmoil on global stock markets. It was triggered by much worse than...

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New Drinking Songs

Political jingles are not new in China. Even in Mao’s time, powerless people at the bottom of society used jingles to express themselves (often in the form of veiled criticism, sarcasm or anger, in reaction to the...

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From Reflection on Reform to Reflection on Revolution – Liang Jing

Overseas political commentator Liang Jing wrote following essay on the recent released Chinese commercial film “Assembly,” thanks to Dr. David Kelly for the translation: Feng Xiaogang’s new film Assembly (click to watch online, with English subtitles) was a great success around the New Year. I haven’t seen it, but from interviews with Feng Xiaogang and […]

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The Chinese People’s Anxieties in 2007 – Liang Jing

Thanks to Dr. David Kelly for the translation: 2008 is the thirtieth anniversary of China’s reform and opening up. No one expected that 30 years later China would host the Olympic Games, still less that it would become the world’s second largest economic entity, not only putting the global growth rate to shame, but even […]

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China’s Politics in 2007 – Liang Jing (梁京)

Overseas Chinese political analyst Liang Jing wrote a new commentary piece on politics in 2007, translated by David Kelly of East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore: As 2007 draws to a close, which political developments will have major future impact? In my view, the dramatic decline of the influence of Hu and Wen topped […]

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Who Pays the Bill for China’s Financial Crisis? – Liang Jing

Overseas political commentator Liang Jing wrote this essay recently, thanks to David Kelly for the translation: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s recent intervention in the stock market not only led to much resentment, but also deepened some people’s worries about a financial crisis breaking out. Ye Tan, a woman and talented critic of the Chinese economy, […]

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