Category Archives: Recently on Danwei

WTO suit brews; China establishes patent centers

As a non-adversarial approach to IPR enforcement that transforms the Chinese from “bad guys” into stakeholders, these in-house patent resource centers seem promising.

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China Businesscast: Models for Online Video Sharing–Part 1

Victor Koo, CEO of Youku.com, discusses advertising models for online video sharing sites in China.

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The Internet hasn’t changed Chinese people’s lives?

China Business News (第一财经日报) on CNNIC’s 20th State of the Chinese Internet Development Statistical Report (第20次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告)

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Asia Times: guilty of plagiarism?

She’s not the only one working in the “grey” economy Recently, your correspondent wrote a Danwei post about a study measuring the size of China’s “grey” economy, and its failure to take into account certain types of “grey” income earned … Continue reading

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Shanxi slaves and the Labor Contract Law

Zhang Xubo, whose legs were severed in a Shanxi “black” brick kiln in 2002 On Friday, June 29, the National People’s Congress voted to pass the Labor Contract Law. Media coverage, including articles in China Daily, The New York Times … Continue reading

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A Flickr fix

Nanny may not willingly take her meds, but nothing’s stopping the kids from slipping her a mickey. Regarding Nanny’s recent filtering of Flickr.com, Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and general manager of Flickr.com, offered some advice on a recent CNET News.com blog … Continue reading

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Equality for foreign periodicals, but there’s a GAPP

Liu Binjie, the man from G.A.P.P. As mentioned earlier on Danwei, the International Federation for Periodical Press (FIPP) just concluded its 36th World Magazine Conference in Beijing. At the conference, GAPP official Liu Binjie promised foreign periodicals that China will … Continue reading

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Property rights in China: equal for all?

Does a sausage seller have property rights?

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Property rights: the coolest nail house in history

Home sweet home Dingzihu (钉子户) is a Chinese word that means a household or person who refuses to vacate their home to make way for real estate development. Virtual China translates the word as ‘nail house’ because “they stick out … Continue reading

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New Years Past: Other Spring Festivals
by Geremie R. Barmé

Sang Ye interviews two people about their experiences during Great Leap Forward-era Spring Festivals. Translated and annotated by Geremie R. Barmé.

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by Geremie R. Barmé