Category Archives: Internet

When corruption investigations were all the rage

An essay inspired by the Gao Qinrong (高勤荣) case looks back at the anti-corruption campaigns of the early 1950s. Also, details about the Huang Yifeng Affair (黄逸峰事件) and a review of party regulations encouraging a critical press….in 1950.

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China Businesscast: Mobile Space in China

In the second part of our series on the mobile space in China, your correspondent interviews Richard Robinson, CEO of Dada Asia. Richard makes a case for why entertainment applications are the most compelling in the mobile business. Aside from … Continue reading →

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China Dialogue down but not out

China Dialogue, the bilingual website website about Chinese and global environmental issues, had a server meltdown over the past few days, but normal service has just resumed.

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Learning about America from prison flicks

What Hollywood is teaching the world through prison films and TV shows like Prison Break and The Shawshank Redemption

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Hitler cadre asked to shave mustache

A government official in Baoji City
, Shaanxi, has been asked by his superiors to shave off his mustache. Chao Baosheng, a minor official whose resemblance to Hitler is made clear in this Photoshop image reproduced here, has long known about … Continue reading →

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SCMP follies and sacked vice mayors

Some China newsbites from the Net today: • Asia Sentinel: Top Editor Forced to Resign at South China Morning Post The turmoil inside Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post continued Monday with the forced resignation of the paper’s business editor, … Continue reading →

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Old fables retold: The Tortoise and the Hare

The story of The Tortoise and the Hare (龟兔赛跑) told from a Chinese bureaucratic perspective.

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Scam alert: fake Skype prize?

Two Danwei readers have written in about a new scam being spread though Skype in China. They got Skype messages in Chinese saying that they could win a RMB 18,800 prize by clicking through to a special website and filling … Continue reading →

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Transsexuals in the Chinese media again

Guangxi girl The woman pictured here is the formerly male Liu Xuanyi from Guangxi. She is wearing a dress and top made from condoms. As the China Daily puts it, the purpose of the condom clothing was to “arouse AIDS … Continue reading →

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Up to one-third of celebrities write their own blogs

Survey says that just one-third of celebrity blogs are self-authored.

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