Chinese president Hu Jintao's brief appearance on the Strong Country internet forum might be more significant than most of us originally thought. There have been other signs in recent weeks that the PRC government is reconsidering its approach to Internet speech. I translate a story (原文), just published in the China Youth Daily (中国青年报, operated by the Communist Youth … [Read more...] about Classmate Yang goes online: Chinese officials engage netizens
Archives for July 2008
Tall expectations on RMB
Here is a quick summary of Francesco Sisci's take of what the G8 want with China's currency RMB: … [Read more...] about Tall expectations on RMB
The fanciest Chinese village banquet in history!
Images from a village banquet from Shunde district (Foshan city, Guangdong province), courtesy of China.com (连接), : … [Read more...] about The fanciest Chinese village banquet in history!
Chinese police adopt new form of self-defense
The other headline story in China over the last week has been the murder of 6 police officers in Shanghai. Yang Jia, an unemployed man originally from Beijing, attacked a public security office building, stabbing to death 6 officers. All of this happened just as the Weng'an riot story itself became white hot, and the Chinese internet response was predictably extreme (and in … [Read more...] about Chinese police adopt new form of self-defense
Building Envy – Chinese and American government offices
Many discussions involving China and the West end up being a competition: you have this, but we have that. Here is one very popular competition, passed around in different forms on numerous Chinese internet forums for many years. It's about the glory of our government buildings. The captions below are translated from the Chinese original: The city hall in Marion, Iowa. … [Read more...] about Building Envy – Chinese and American government offices