Author Archives: Joel Martinsen

Gu Kailai and the trapped mouse

In a courtroom in Hefei yesterday morning, Gu Kailai 谷开来 was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. Like many of today’s newspapers, Six O’Clock This Morning (今晨6点), a commercial paper based in Yantai, … Continue reading

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Puyi’s former home demolished — but when?

Puyi’s final residence is no more. A house formerly occupied by last emperor of the Qing Dynasty was so badly damaged in the rainstorm that flooded Beijing at the end of July that it had to be pulled down, The Beijing … Continue reading

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Han Han the novelist versus Fang Zhouzi the fraud-buster

It’s been an exciting two weeks on China’s microblog scene. Megablogger, rally racer, and novelist Han Han has been defending himself against science writer Fang Zhouzi’s charges that he didn’t write some of his most famous work. Han Han (韩寒) … Continue reading

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City Sun, the “undercover” paper

As commercial papers look for ways to hook readers’ interest, the City Sun (城市信报) appears to have found a reliable strategy: sending its reporters undercover. “UNDERCOVER” shouts the headline to the March 29 edition of the paper (shown above), which features a first-hand look … Continue reading

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A new literary magazine features new writing from Zhou Zuoren

Annie Baobei’s O-pen (大方) features a translation of a long interview with Haruki Murakami, a previously unpublished essay by Zhou Zuoren, and other interesting reading material.

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Energy-based cultural transmission

Batteries decorated with traditional Chinese cultural elements.

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Copyright Society to reprint out-of-print texts

A plan to reprint orphaned works draws criticism from publishers.

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Beijingers agree with Beijing Daily‘s position on stability: they’re all for it!

The Beijing Daily published two front-page editorials over the weekend calling on the general public to do their part to work for stability. As it continued to push the stability theme in a front-page local news story, today’s paper referred several times to the “strong response and resonance” its editorials had generated among Beijing residents.

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Good and bad news for food safety

Shenyang Evening News reports on caustic soda in beef tendon and leather in milk.

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Chinese universities add emerging industry programs

The Yangtse Evening Post reports on college programs in the Internet of Things (物联网).

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