New York Times op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof’s rather naive article about the Internet bringing down the Party was featured on Danwei yesterday. Today, a previous column by Mr Kristof appears in The Beijing News.
‘China, the World’s Capital’ was published with a Chinese headline on the Times’ print and Web versions. The column cautions New Yorkers not to be too proud of their city’s status as ‘world capital’ reminding them that the Henan’s humble city of Kaifeng was once the most prosperous and cosmopolitan city on earth. The Beijing News is of course highly appreciative of this warning to Americans to reign in their pride.
LINKS:
The Beijing News: New York Times publishes commentary with Chinese headline (in Chinese)
New York Times: Nicholas D. Kristof: China, the World’s Capital
UPDATE:
The Chinese headline attracted the attention of other papers, too, in yesterday’s Mirror, this morning’s Oriental Morning Post, among others.
—JDM + edits