Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn

Green Dam Girl

The latest onslaught on a government policy that everyone from nationalist Chinese netizens to foreign journalists derides as absurd.

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Events for start-ups and tech heads tomorrow in Beijing

Two events of interest to tech heads and entrepreneurs in Beijing.

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Doing business in China in the 1970s

A promising new blog by an old China hand.

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Twitter available in China again

Twitter and Flickr, blocked in China since last week, seem to be available again according to reports from Shanghai, Qingdao and Beijing.

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Ai Weiwei on the Square

Two photos by Ai Weiwei.

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James Kynge: West miscasts Tiananmen protesters

Does the Western media perpetuate an inaccurate story about June 4?

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Umbrella men

Found via Shanghaiist, this is a hilarious video of CNN correspondent John Vause trying to film yesterday in Beijing yesterday and being obstructed by men wielding umbrellas.

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Abraham Lincoln gets it on

Watch for Mao Zedong’s appearance towards the end of this ad.

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The Global Times writes about June 4

The Global Times publishes an opinion piece on June 4.

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An interview with Scarlett Li

Shot by Eric Mu, this is an interview with Scarlett Li, former News Corp executive, founder of R2G and Rainbow Media, and organizer of the recent Chengdu Zebra Music Festival that raised money for quake victims.

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