Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn

Yuan Tengfei on freedom of speech

Internet star and Beijing history teacher Yuan Tengfei talks about freedom of speech, English subtitles by Chris Wip.

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For sale: naming rights for the Bird’s Nest

Plans for Bird’s Nest business after the Games.

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The war on emulational guns

A Xinhua report titled ‘Chinese police wage one-month war on emulational guns’.

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Three official protest zones for Olympics

Three special protest zones for uppity foreigners who want to ‘express themselves’ during the Olympics.

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Long Hair Drama, by Zhang Lijia

An except from Zhang Lijia’s book ‘Socialism is Great!: A Worker’s Memoir of the New China’.

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The Crystal Palace

Geremie Barmé, scholar, filmmaker and author of a new book The Forbidden City, tells the story of one of the strangest buildings inside Beijing’s imperial palace.

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Internet regulator restructured

The new, revamped Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology.

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One world, one dream

Chris Wip sings an Olympic wish.

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Green architecture – Danwei Plenary Session

UPDATE: We are sorry to announce that Danwei’s Third Plenary Session has been postponed because of suddenly announced onerous security requirements from the local police. We will organize a new date for the event when things calm down in Beijing. … Continue reading →

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2 dead, 14 injured in bus explosions in Kunming

Two bus explosions in Kunming leave 2 people dead and 14 injured.

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