Tag Archives: patriotism

Against national education – reflections on the Hong Kong hunger strike

This is the Thinking China Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. In the first week of September 2012, a group of high schools students from … Continue reading

Posted in 1510 Digest, Front Page of the Day, School and Education, Urban Culture and Cities | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Against national education – reflections on the Hong Kong hunger strike

The media should not exploit patriotism

The front page of yesterday’s China Youth Daily carried an admonition for the media in China in the current heated political climate: don’t exploit patriotism for sensationalist reporting to attain higher newspaper sales or television ratings. In other words: cut the hot air. Written … Continue reading

Posted in Front Page of the Day | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The media should not exploit patriotism

Lesson learned, Zhou Yang thanks the country first

Gold-medalist Zhou Yang, criticized for mentioning her parents but not the country, gives it another try.

Continue reading

Posted in Sports | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Lesson learned, Zhou Yang thanks the country first

Show your patriotism through spending

Outlook Weekly argues that active consumption is patriotic.

Continue reading

Posted in Financial crisis | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Show your patriotism through spending

A small protest and a patriotic youth

Video: A patriotic youth explains his views to Loretta Chao of The Wall Street Journal.

Continue reading

Posted in Featured Video | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on A small protest and a patriotic youth

Chinese-Canadian fencer applauded for displaying “patrotic” banner

Luan Jujie, a Chinese-Canadian fencer, was cheered by the Chinese media for displaying a ‘patriotic’ banner.

Continue reading

Posted in Front Page of the Day | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Chinese-Canadian fencer applauded for displaying “patrotic” banner

Tasty chocolate

Lotte expands; Liaoning orders you to go home; quake lake; patriotic t-shirts from Kappa.

Continue reading

Posted in Danwei Picks | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Tasty chocolate

Author Bo Yang dies

Imagethief on Olympics stories; Han Han on patriotism; counterfeit goods in Kenya; identifying ‘the west’; a hidden plan for the DL? Bo Yang dies; John Cusack in Shanghai.

Continue reading

Posted in Danwei Picks | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Author Bo Yang dies

Talking heads spar over Carrefour boycott

Wang Xiaodong (王小东), Tan Fei (谭飞) and others argue heatedly on Inner Mongolian TV over who’s the real traitor in the Carrefour boycotts.

Continue reading

Posted in Nationalism | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Talking heads spar over Carrefour boycott

Now is not the time for patriotic demonstrations

Han Han discourages his readers from extreme displays of patriotism.

Continue reading

Posted in Nationalism | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Now is not the time for patriotic demonstrations