Tag Archives: USA

Gao Xiaosong on America

Gao Xiaosong (高晓松) is a Chinese media personality known for his music, film work, and perhaps most influentially in his role as a judge on China’s Got Talent (中国达人秀) and Super Girls (超级女声). Despite a drunk driving arrest that ended his position as … Continue reading

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Advice for friends and family of Chinese students abroad

This is the latest posting on Danwei in a series about Chinese school life. It’s a translation of a popular posting on the social network Renren. Other articles in the series include Confessions of a Chinese graduate, Chinese students living in fear in the … Continue reading

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Chinese students living in fear in the USA

“You own a BMW, you poor little rich kid.” “They deserved to die.” These were two comments from Chinese Internet users responding to the murder of two Chinese students at University of Southern California in April this year. The students … Continue reading

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A Chinese student on 9-11

This image is currently being circulated on Weibo. It’s a series of screenshots from a Phoenix TV program on the tenth anniversary of 9-11. The screenshots show an interview with a student in Beijing. These are the captions: Q: What was … Continue reading

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Hu Jintao wears same tie when meeting Kim Jong-il and Harry Reid

Photos: Hu Jintao wore the same tie when meeting Harry Reid (who earlier called him a dictator) as he did to a recent meeting with Kim Jong-il.

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China the bogeyman

An American political ad by a group called Citizens Against Government Waste playing up the China threat. See also At last there’s proof: 44% of Americans are crazy by James Fallows.

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Chinese newspapers trumpet Obama’s victory

A collage of front pages from the Chinese media featuring Barack Obama’s victory in the US presidential election.

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China votes for Obama

China – and Asia – show a preference for Obama.

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China, Obama and McCain

The US elections and China: candidates’ foreign policy advisers and Chinese opinion of Obama.

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Obama events in China this week

An announcement from Americans in China for Obama.

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