Author Archives: Joel Martinsen

Hangzhou high school students complain about spring break

Hangzhou high school students launch a website to complain about classes scheduled during the spring break.

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What should be remembered about the Beichuan Earthquake?

Teng Yun discusses how the one-year anniversary of the Beichuan quake should be observed.

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Journalism at the Global Times

Global Times as a hotbed of nationalism? Whoda thunk it?

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A practical handbook for beating street vendors

A chengguan textbook surfaces online. Highlights: how to beat someone without drawing blood.

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A property giant takes on the Xinjiang media

Xinjiang’s Morning Post is barred from communities run by Guanghui Property Management. It strikes back with a three-page feature.

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Promoting the English-language Global Times

Global Times launches an English edition on April 20, 2009. Aimed at a world audience as well as English learners within the country.

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Who shares Bai Yansong’s Chinese dream?

Reactions to CCTV personality Bai Yansong’s speech at Yale.

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Anti-government t-shirts in Chongqing

T-shirt seller gets hauled in by the police for selling ‘anti-government’ shirts that oppose a bus rate hike.

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Who’s the real victim of “zero tolerance” for petitions?

Xinhua’s China Comment publishes a complaint by a village petitions official. Yu Jianrong responds.

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Saw: Shijiazhuang

Dihongteam Films presents this comedy DV short inspired by the Saw series of horror films. Dialogue is in the local dialect of Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province.

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