Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn

Great Wall Fresh

A video for Great Wall Fresh, a new project by Danwei to promote the Chen family farm in Hebei – fresh organic vegetables, country cooking and superb Great Wall Hiking, about an hour from downtown Beijing.

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Chinese soft power – a Sinica podcast

A podcast with Kaiser Kuo, Gady Epstein, Evan Osnos, Adam Minter and Jeremy Goldkorn about China’s soft power.

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Kerry Stokes and Seven Network in China

Wheeler dealer Kerry Stokes (image source) From the Australian Herald Sun: Media mogul Kerry Stokes has pledged greater co-operation between the Seven Network and Chinese state media at a meeting in Beijing with China’s propaganda chief. Mr Stokes made the … Continue reading →

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The China Model?

Is there a “China Model” or a “Beijing Consensus”?

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New York City cop vs. CCTV journalist

An encounter between a CCTV journalist and a New York City Cop, live on CCTV.

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Strawberry trip

A video by Janek Zdzarski of a motorbike trip to the Strawberry music festival that took place near Beijing on the May 1 weekend. Music by Wu and the Side Effects.

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Asbestos in China – Who cares?

Why doesn’t anyone worry about the risks of asbestos in China?

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404 million Internet users, 18 million 3G users

Internet, 3G mobile and box office numbers for China, 2010.

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How do Peking University students read the news?

A look at how students at China’s most prestigious university get their news.

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Han Han: “Children, you’re spoiling grandpa’s fun”

Bad boy novelist, blogger and racing car driver recently posted some thoughts about Chinese media coverage of the recent school attacks in China, titled “Children, you’re depressing grandpa.” The blog post was soon deleted by the blog nannies at Sina.com, but not before Julian Smisek translated it:

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