Category Archives: Danwei Picks

The importance of an ATM thief’s retrial

Midi cancelled; Xu Ting’s retrial; BOCOG vs. Australia; Beijing’s reservoirs; Old Beijing buildings; music design

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Promoting Brand China

Flags get sent out; Canadian journalist responds to Chinese state media; roads blocked at pilgrimage time; Han Han on the boycotts; Hitchens on Mugabe and China; massive botnets. Li Yang and Crazy English

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Upcoming China-related books

Upcoming China-related books; no Olympic scalping; torch relays in North Korea and southeast Asia; Carrefour mob attacks American volunteer teacher.

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How to wash your brain

The origins of brainwashing; Wang Xiaofeng on media; Chinese arms for Zimbabwe; a book on China in Africa; a call for law blogs; Richard Quest; anti-CNN t-shirts for sale.

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China bashing and the reverse

The Chinese government and PR; China bashing returns; High speed rail; Grace Wang speaks; miracle health products; visa situation; Xinjiang and the future; Clinton’s adviser quits; 17 Party Congress book.

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The Chinese experience in Italy

Xu Zhiyuan on Chinese in Italy; books about child-rearing; Lawyers from Taiwan come to the mainland.

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Donuts and guidebooks full of holes

Donuts in Shanghai; stories about Lonely Planet China; a look at both sides of the western media bias protests; more anti-CNN.

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News from Sudan

Box office failure for Asian film; Boao forum and Vincent Siew; a hospital in Sudan; Sudanese runners; construction suspended for Olympics.

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The story of an early private restaurant

A private restaurant in Beijing; American money in Fujian; reporting on the Chinese environment; protests; the smoking ban; TV elections

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Fortress Besieged, Liuzhou edition

Getting back into prison; Carrying the torch for peace; corrupt bureaucracy; Yuan below 7 dollars; Yunnan filmmakers.

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