With Beijing having now officially entered its Olympics year (by the lunar calendar) we resurrect a five-part Discovery Channel broadcast from last year on the remaking of city for the Olympics, a process that is...
Read MoreAFP reports on the reactions of the Chinese and Australian governments to Kosovo’s recent independence move. But China was among countries unhappy with Kosovo’s breakaway from Serbia, declaring it was “deeply...
Read MoreHere are two poems written by Tianjin based poet Li Wei (translated by M.J.): Like a factory worker I cut off my long hair Short to the roots Mali Zhe saw it Patted me and said Oh my, your head is truly ugly Like that of a...
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg: China’s inflation probably surged to an 11-year high in January, ratcheting up pressure on the government to rein in prices without derailing the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Consumer prices...
Read MoreProlific China scholar Jeffery Wasserstrom writes for OpenDemocracy on the dangers of thinking about China in monolithic terms: China is continually part of the global news agenda, a tendency that is certain to accelerate in...
Read MoreA comparison of Chinese love letters from the 1950’s with a series of brief SMS love messages posted this week on Sina reveals just how far the concept of love has traveled in the reform era. Translated by CDT: (A typical...
Read MoreFrom New America Media: The arrest of a Chinese American and a Taiwanese American on charges of spying for China has stirred up fears of another Dr. Wen Ho Lee-like witch hunt. In this interview with New America Media’s UpFront...
Read MoreWith 60 Minutes featuring the Barack and Michelle Obama love story in it’s Valentine’s Day coverage, it only seems appropriate to post this story on the love life of China’s leader-to-be I wrote for California...
Read MoreA bit late with this one, but with Chinese celebrity news focused so fully on the Hong Kong sex photo scandal the past couple weeks, we figure a little mainland star bashing might offer a welcome change of pace. From China...
Read MoreAn article in Beijing’s central state-run English daily reveals just how much the West’s most famous Hallmark holiday means to some in China. From China Daily: “Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is widely...
Read MoreFrom Earthtimes.org : Singer and actor Edison Chen, the star at the centre of a nude photo scandal , is to return to Hong Kong to face the music. Chen’s agent confirmed Sunday that the actor would be flying back this week...
Read MoreA Discovery Channel documentary, now available on YouTube, presents an informative picture of the artistic rebirth of Dashanzi Art District, also known as Factory 798, in northeastern Beijing. : Often compared with New...
Read MoreFrom the BBC: Reporters Without Borders claims that China can be blamed for the deteriorating state of Africa’s human rights abuses against journalists. “The influence of China in African affairs has been very toxic...
Read MoreOverseas 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...
Read MoreThe Bangkok Post reports that the number of Chinese flying overseas has grown steadily since 2001. In 2007, 41 million Chinese traveled overseas, up from 12.1 million in 2001. Both rising income levels and increased permission...
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