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Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn
The Beijing deluge of 2012
Xinhua reported on Monday morning that the death toll after torrential rains pounded Beijing on Saturday had climbed to 37. The report said that “Among the victims, 25 were drowned, six were killed in house collapses, one by lightening strike and five … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day, Urban Culture and Cities, Wildlife, Nature and the Environment
Tagged Beijing, Beijing Daily, Danwei.com, floods, natural disasters, rain
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538 million Internet users, mobile access most common
Various numbers about China’s Internet, telecoms and media have been released over the last week or so. CNNIC, a government body that issues reports and statistics on the Chinese Internet, released its mid year report. Some numbers from the report: … Continue reading
Posted in Internet and Media
Tagged Danwei.com, Internet, media, mobile, telecoms
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SARFT goes after online video, again
A spokesman for the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) announced yesterday that some original drama series and films on video websites like Youku.com and Tudou.com don’t meet government censorship standards and contain unacceptable dirty language, violence and … Continue reading
Posted in Business and the Economy, Internet and Media
Tagged censorship, Danwei.com, film, Internet, media, Media Business, media regulation, SARFT, video
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Questions for an editor
This is Danwei Week, a summary of the most important China stories from the last seven days. We’ll choose a maximum of five topics per week, and try to link to the best coverage of them in English. Let us know … Continue reading
Posted in Business and the Economy, Consumer Culture, Crime and Corruption, Danwei Week, Internet and Media, Urban Culture and Cities
Tagged Danwei.com
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Pan Shiyi’s photo used to advertise sexual dysfunction treatment
The advert pictured here is for Nanyang Xiehe Hospital in Nanyang, Henan province. The main headline in the center of the ad says: ‘Male sexual dysfunction – A new method of treating make sexual dysfunction us starting’. The man in … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Medicine, Internet and Media
Tagged Danwei.com, Erectile Dysfunction, Pan Shiyi
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1.8 trillion yuan changed hands in 3 months of Chinese e-commerce
Last week Deutsche Bank sent out an email summarizing some numbers about the Chinese Internet from iResearch, a firm that regularly releases stats and information about the Internet economy. Here are some of the numbers from iResearch: • The growth … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Culture, Internet and Media
Tagged Danwei.com
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Clowning around in the media
On Friday May 4, the Chinese media dramatically broke its silence on the saga of blind activist Chen Guangcheng with a series of opinion pieces, some sniffy, and some laced with the toxic vocabulary of an organized campaign. The Beijing Daily, … Continue reading
Posted in Internet and Media
Tagged Chen Guangcheng, Danwei.com
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‘Wizard arrested for raping Buddhist’
The top front page headline of Beijing Evening News today concerns tightening of food safety regulations. The photo shows soccer boss Nan Yong being led away ‘wearing prisoner uniform number 087′. Nan was director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center when the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Corruption, Front Page of the Day, Health and Medicine, Internet and Media, Sex, Drugs and Vice
Tagged Badachu, Danwei.com, rape, superstition
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Wang Yang’s not lying low
The Chongqing press has stopped singing red and striking black, and former city boss Bo Xilai is unlikely to grace its newspaper front pages again. But Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang is not lying low. Bo’s state-led, neo-Maoist ‘Chongqing Model’ … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day, Internet and Media, Urban Culture and Cities
Tagged Danwei.com, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Wang Yang
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Should Chinese political delegates wear $2,000 suits?
A photo montage is being circulated on Sina Weibo that shows Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) delegate Li Xiaolin wearing an Emilio Pucci blazer and pants suit contrasted against a group of raggedy village children. Li Xiaolin is currently … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Culture, Internet and Media
Tagged clothing, CPPCC, Danwei.com, Emilio Pucci, Fashion, Li Xiaolin, NPC
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