Tag Archives: Mirror

To the Chinese media, is Obama “aobama” or “oubama”?

The US Embassy puts forth a new transliteration.

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Invisible Wings: 2009’s college exam essay questions

Beijing’s essay topic was “invisible wings.” That and the rest of this year’s prompts, as well as some responses from famous authors.

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Selling out patient privacy to the milk industry

The Mirror describes how companies buy personal information about pregnant women from hospitals so they can market to them directly.

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Price hikes for Beijing newspapers

Beijing Evening News and the Mirror now cost 1 yuan.

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How young are those gymnasts, really?

The Mirror pictures the women’s gymnastics team as a bunch of 14-year-olds.

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English learning for the masses

Ai Ma (艾玛) writes in the Mirror (法制晚报) about learning English from the radio.

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Spice up your local news headlines with pictures

The Mirror puts an image of a bicycle in place of the word in its headline.

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Healthy glacier water from Tibet

Tibet Glacier Mineral Water, ‘5100’ (西藏冰川矿泉水). Ad in the Mirror makes some bold health claims.

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The rare pleasure of a hotel shower

Ai Ma (艾玛) writes about taking a shower in the Beijing Hotel (北京饭店).

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Trend-spotting in online fiction

An interview with Daniel Dan Fei (丹飞), publisher of Notes on Graverobbing (盗墓笔记), Rear Palace (后宫), and Those Ming Dynasty Things (明朝那些事).

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