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Running Dog lifts his leg on Tiananmen Square, with ‘nuf respect

Running Dog is the pseudonym of a blogging foreign correspondent who occasionally published his own essays on a website that is something like a blog. His writing is brutally funny, and completely without the cheese-inducing influence of an editor in … Continue reading →

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The murder of an expatriate in Beijing

The foreign community in Beijing has been circulating breathless emails about the murder of Tina Tai, wife of Antony Tai, an engineer for US energy firm ConocoPhillips. The couple lived at Le Leman Lake villas in Shun Yi. Tina Tai … Continue reading →

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Xinhua asks the People what they want

Delegates from Henan arrive in Beijing – image from Xinhua The ‘Two Meetings’ are gatherings of the representatives from all over the country of the People’s Congress the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) that take place in Beijing annually … Continue reading →

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Google: minimizing risk of evil

This is from Infoworld: In an effort to protect users of its Google.cn Web site, Google is moving search records out of China and into the U.S., a company executive said this week… …The company has decided to store search … Continue reading →

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Animal cruelty in the mainland press

Links to news articles in the Chinese press on the reaction to photos of a woman torturing a kitten.

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People: Robert Bernell of Timezone 8
by Jenny Niven

Robert Bernell talking about his books Robert Bernell shakes his head in exasperation as he describes a recent encounter with a Chinese artist friend. “Of all Chinese art, the Forbidden City is surely our greatest piece of work! The art … Continue reading →

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Old covers from Southern Metropolis Weekly

Southern Metropolis Weekly cover images from the Zhou, Qin, and Ming Dynasties.

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Restrictions on Internet cafes to be relaxed?

According to a story on the website Shuimu Wang, part of the Yantai Newspaper Group, the Minsitry of Culture has decided that Internet cafés will no longer be classified as ‘entertainment businesses’. This means that not only will Internet Cafés … Continue reading →

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Daddy of the ladyboys to bring transsexual entertainment to China?

China’s media has always been fascinated by transsexuals, as you you will note if you search Danwei for ‘transsexual’ or ‘sex change’. So it comes as no surprise to read a China Daily story (from AP) titled ‘Transsexual show a … Continue reading →

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Rupert Murdoch losing interest in Chinese media?

The Financial Times reports: Murdoch considers exit from China deal News Corp has discussed withdrawing from Phoenix Satellite Television, its Hong Kong-based Chinese television joint venture, in a move that would see Rupert Murdoch walk away from his most successful … Continue reading →

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