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Author Archives: Alice Xin Liu
Men’s Health magazine repackages 1Q84
Ever thought about what the relationship between a commercially successful magazine such as Men’s Health and Haruki Murakami’s latest work 1Q84 is? No, well someone at Men’s Health have, because their August issue comes with a photographic version of the 1Q84 story － with fashion models and singers posing as the central characters: Aomame (青豆), Tengo (天吾) and Fukaeri (ふかえり or 深田绘里子).
Leave an online message for your favorite Politburo member
Other news include another initiative to direct the people’s messages straight to the government’s senior leaders. This time it’s an initiative to leave messages on the CPC section of People’s Net.
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged Internet, The Beijing News, Xie Yalong, Zhongnanhai
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Shenzhen Special Economic Zone celebrates 30 years
“The Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) created a miracle in the world’s history of industrialization, urbanization and modernization, and has contributed significantly to China’s opening up and reform,” Hu said during a visit to the southern city, which borders Hong Kong.
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged China Daily, Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, Southern Metropolis Daily
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Li Ao’s son enrolls in Peking University
Yesterday marked the start of the school year. Today, many front pages show students － Shanxi Evening News featured the son of Li Ao (李敖), the Taiwanese political commenter and essayist, who had enrolled in Peking University.
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged Jolin, Li Ao, Li Kan, PKU, Shanxi Evening News, Taiwan
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Microblogs react to Fang Zhouzi’s violent ordeal
Fang Zhouzi (方舟子), the crusader against fraud in academia escaped being beaten up by gangsters yesterday. Today’s Dongguan Times reflects concern in the media world at yet another anonymous attack: the title reads “Who beat up Fang Zhouzi?”
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged Dongguan Times, Fang Zhouzi, gangsters, media, violence
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Hong Kong hostages die in Manila bus hijack
Like other major newspapers today in China, the Jinan Times goes with the Manila hostage story, depicting scene from yesterday evening inside a bloody bullet hole design.
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged death, Hong Kong, hostage, Jinan Times, Manila
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Lisa Brackmann’s Rock Paper Tiger excerpt and Q&A
Lisa Brackmann has worked as a motion picture executive and an issues researcher in a presidential campaign. She has lived and traveled extensively in China. A southern California native, Brackmann in Venice, California, and spends a lot of time in Beijing, China. Rock Paper Tiger is her first novel.
Posted in China Books
Tagged Lisa Brackmann, novel, Rock Paper Tiger
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Explosions in military facility injures 20
The Beijing News reports an explosion in Fengtai district (丰台) on the outskirts of Beijing
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged explosion, Fengtai, Global Times, military, outskirts, The Beijing News
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Hu Zhong, first generation paperboy turned CEO, dies aged 41
Paper Tiger Limited founder Hu Zhong (胡忠) was stabbed to death in a car park on July 9. He was CEO of the newspaper and magazine distribution company that later developed malls and websites for online book and magazine shopping as well as other similar services.
The Beijing News called him a first generation paperboy (中国第一代报童) and his death is suspected to be revenge-motivated, though the police are still investigating. The Beijing News ran an obituary on Sunday August 8.
Posted in Newspapers
Tagged Hu Zhong, murder, Paper Tiger
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