Tag Archives: Hunan

The many forms of official approval

Posted on 2010-08-18 by Joel Martinsen

Jiang Zongfu explains how officials offer hints as to their real feelings when they sign off on work proposals.

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The Hunan court shooting, illustrated

Posted on 2010-06-02 by Joel Martinsen

Three judges in Hunan shot by a former post office security guard. Two newspapers’ reconstructions of the scene differ.

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Danwei Picks: 2007-12-27

Posted on 2007-12-27 by Joel Martinsen

The BBC on pay-per-view football’s failure in China, Socialist Party of Australia on China’s gangster capitalism, and The Economic Observer on a river going dry.

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Bandit chicken in Hunan

Posted on 2007-05-01 by Joel Martinsen

A restaurant in Xiangfan, Hubei (湖北省襄樊市) is called ‘West Hunan Bandit Chicken’ (湘西土匪鸡)

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