Burning the Wrong Flag?
The recent anti-France (Carrefour) protests are still spreading within China, and Chinese cyberspace is flooded with angry “patriotic” messages. But this is not the only voice being expressed online. For example,...
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Anti-French Taxicab
A taxicab in Shandong reflects anti-French sentiment currently raging in China. Image via chinaren.com. (See full image below.) Apparently, this slogan is playing off on the alleged historical sign: “No Chinese Or Dogs...
Read MoreChinese Urge Anti-West Boycott Over Tibet Stance
From the New York Times: Armed with her laptop and her indignation, Zhu Xiaomeng sits in her dorm room here, stoking a popular backlash against Western support for Tibet that has unnerved foreign investors and Western diplomats...
Read MoreHero to Traitor: The Difference a Day Makes
After excoriating a respected news editor for advocating greater freedom of speech and venting their anger on a Chinese student at Duke University for trying to promote dialogue between pro-China and pro-Tibet protestors,...
Read MoreArtists Boycott French Exhibit As Government Tries to Rein in Nationalist Anger
Amid calls to boycott Carrefour and other French businesses following pro-Tibet protests in Paris that disrupted the Olympic torch relay, the government may be now making an effort to rein in the nationalist sentiment which has...
Read MoreWal-Mart Buys Stake in Chinese Discount Chain – Elaine Kurtenbach
From AP, via globeandmail.com: Wal-Mart is buying a 35-per-cent stake in a company that operates Trust-Mart, a major Chinese discount chain, as international competitors jostle for position in China’s rapidly growing retail market. Wal-Mart may eventually take managerial control of Taiwan-based Bounteous Co., which operates 101 Trust-Mart stores in 34 major cities in China, the […]
Read MoreToxic Apparel Discovered at Wal-Mart, Other Retailers – China Daily
From China Daily (first food, now also watch out for clothes): Investigators are looking into how clothing containing cancer-causing agents found its way onto shelves at Wal-Mart, Carrefour and several local leading chain stores, according to a report posted yesterday on the website of the Beijing Administration For Industry and Commerce (BAIC Âåó‰∫¨Â∏ÇÂ∑•ÂïÜË°åÊîøÁÆ°ÁêܱÄ). The BAIC […]
Read MoreWal-Mart to Acquire China’s 2nd-largest Hypermarket Chain – James Politi and Lauren Foster
From Financial Times: Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, on Monday night appeared close to sealing a landmark $1bn acquisition in China, after emerging as the leading bidder in a year-long auction for Trust-Mart, China’s second-largest hypermarket chain. People close to the negotiations said that Wal-Mart had edged out France’s Carrefour and local competitors, but cautioned […]
Read MoreChina drafting rules to regulate large-scale shopping outlets – AFX
From AFX via China Economic Net: China is drafting new rules to regulate large-scale shopping outlets, which could impede the expansion plans of foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Carrefour SA, the Wall Street Journal reported. The rules, presently under review by the State Council, could be released later this year, the report […]
Read MoreCoffee chain brews plan to percolate into China – Dominic Walsh
From Times Online: Whitbread, the leisure group, has signed a joint venture deal to develop its Costa coffee chain in China in the next stage of its strategy to turn the brand into a global competitor to Starbucks. Costa, which is already in 14 territories, including India and countries in the Middle East, plans to […]
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