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The iPhone and upstart smartphone Xiaomi

Posted on 2012-06-25 by Eric Mu

Apple’s presentation of new mobile operating system iOS 6 last week sent Chinese Apple fans into a frenzy. On Sina Weibo, 1.8 million and counting messages were posted commenting on iOS 6. Many people were excited by the new features … Continue reading →

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Shenzhou 9 is in space, why aren’t public intellectuals happy?

Posted on 2012-06-25 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. Shenzhou 9 is in heaven, why aren’t public intellectuals happy? By He Renyong, June 17 … Continue reading →

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For 200 yuan, cab driver returns lost cell phone

Posted on 2012-06-25 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of today’s Chutian Metropolis Daily features a big red headline: “For how many students will the gates to their dreams open today?” The story announces that the results of the gaokao, China’s highly competitive national university entrance examination, will be … Continue reading →

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Questions for an editor

Posted on 2012-06-21 by Jeremy Goldkorn

This is Danwei Week, a summary of the most important China stories from the last seven days. We’ll choose a maximum of five topics per week, and try to link to the best coverage of them in English. Let us know … Continue reading →

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Wang Yang considers the economy

Posted on 2012-06-21 by Allison Carol Goldman

The top headline on the front page of today’s Dongguan Times: “Wang Yang strongly supports the ‘three crackdowns two developments’ (三打两建)”. The picture shows him at the Dongguan investigation bureau, hearing a report on the ‘three crackdowns two developments’. On the … Continue reading →

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3-year-old falls out the window, gets head caught in rail before being rescued

Posted on 2012-06-20 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of today’s Today Morning News shows pictures of a man rescuing a 3-year-old boy who had fallen out the window of his Ningbo apartment and got his head stuck in the anti-theft grate outside, so that he was dangling … Continue reading →

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Three taikonauts smile and wave

Posted on 2012-06-19 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of the Southern Metropolis Daily today shows a picture of the three astronauts China has sent into space aboard the Shenzhou 9 space craft. The headline, ;Realized Dream Tiangong’ refers to the Tiangong 1 Space Lab, and the fact … Continue reading →

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Model Workers 2012

Posted on 2012-06-19 by Danwei

Today we present the Danwei Model Worker Awards 2012, a list of the best specialist websites, blogs and online sources of information about China. The first Danwei Model Worker list came out in 2005. You can find links to all … Continue reading →

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Anyone seen Lei Feng?

Posted on 2012-06-18 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of the Guizhou Metropolis Daily today features a large photo of Lei Feng, with the headline: “Who has seen him?” The article says the whole city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, has mobilized in search of the … Continue reading →

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Bao Tong on McDonald’s coffee; transsexual retired official

Posted on 2012-06-15 by Rebecca Bailey

The Danwei Week is a new weekly experiment: we’ll introduce five and only five English articles, blog postings or other newly published materials that we consider the essential reading about China from the last week. Here are this week’s readings: … Continue reading →

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