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San Lian Life Week on the Gang of Four

Bye Bye Miss Cult Rev Pie The coverlines on San Lian Life Week‘s current issue are: “The moment the Cultural Revolution ended — the 30th anniversary of smashing the Gang of Four”. The image shows Gang of Four member and … Continue reading →

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Beijing boots and brands

The mercury has dropped in Beijing and winter is on the way. To mark the changing of the weather, Danwei did a spot survey of seven young women and eight young men in the shopping districts of Xidan and Wangfujing, … Continue reading →

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Daily Roundup: Karaoke copyright and popular historian

Also, a water transport project and Fang Wenshan.

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Daily roundup: Condolences, property taxes and ATMs

Image from The Beijing News Today almost all Chinese media featured a report from Xinhua, containing condemnations from China on the Israeli bombardment of the UN post in Lebanon, and messages of condolences from Hu Jintao to the Chinese UN … Continue reading →

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Daily roundup: Typhoons, taxis and MBA mistress management

Illegal guns in Beijing Today sees the return of an old Danwei feature: summaries of news from Chinese newspapers and websites. Today’s Beijing News (新京报) leads with a story titled ‘Beijing: proposal to reduce or eliminate management fees for taxi … Continue reading →

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