Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn

African Boots of Beijing

African Boots of Beijing, a 2006 documentary by Luke Mines and Jeremy Goldkorn about an African football team in Beijing, is now online. Part 2 is here (also on Youtube.

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Xinhua vs Financial Times

Two headlines from the home pages of The Financial Times and Xinhua, two ways of looking at the world.

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The death of the last revolutionary general

Lu Zhengcao, the last surviving army general from the first generation of PLA officers, died yesterday at the age of 106.

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Wang Gang on English and the Cultural Revolution

Wang Gang (王刚) author of the novel English (英格力士), a best-selling novel based on the author’s childhood in Urumqi, Xinjiang during the Cultural Revolution talks to Danwei’s Jeremy Goldkorn. Film shot and edited by Patrick Carr of Mandarin Film.

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David Spindler’s Great Wall

A Q&A with Great Wall expert David Spindler.

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Goose stepping in red skirts and the chairman’s smile

Hu Jintao’s favorite part of the military parade for National Day?

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T’ien Hsia Monthly and past anniversary parades

A new issue of China Heritage Quarterly, and it’s a feast.

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Beijing flyover

Planes and helicopters over Beijing, October 1, 2009.

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Digital media spend: Chris Reitermann talks numbers

Video interview with Chris Reitermann, President of OgilvyOne about digital ad spend in China.

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Lei Feng and 60th anniversary fashion

National day, national day, national day.

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