A few weeks ago, Newsweek published a long story by Ralph Jennings called
The first line of the article mentioned me. The story was more than 1,300 words long and recounted a few foreigners’ tales of settling in China, and starting businesses or careers here.
Today the People’s Daily published a story titled Foreign drifters in China. The first line mentioned me: Jeremy Goldkorn has hung out in Beijing for six years, drifting from job to job….
Ahem.
The story also mentions ‘Kaiser’, the rock musician, journalist and Beijing counter-cultural heavyweight also featured in the Newsweek story, but for some reason does not include his surname Kuo.
The People’s Daily story is 494 words long, and I am not entirely sure what the point of publishing it is.
Nonetheless, I will take this as a sign that the People’s Daily and thus the Party approve of Danwei’s activities. Correct me if I’m wrong in the comments please, Mr 中宣部.
- The Economist: Is anyone listening? Chinese propaganda just isn’t what it used to be
- The image shows Xuer Khawa Dang and her advertisements for waterproof MP3 players. She is another foreigner featured in the Newsweek article.