It was practically a news story that wrote itself. Soon after president Obama made a roundabout endorsement of non-censorship, it was reported via twitter and then repeated by the China Digial Times that China pulled the coverage from news portal NetEase 27 minutes after the transcript appeared. … [Read more...] about Ah, that tricky Chinese propaganda machine, how devious it is to deceive the foreign media!
Ou, bummer! Now we have a real dispute between China and U.S.
President Obama is currently visiting China and the very first dispute is shaping up between China and U.S., namely, what his name is and where he lives. … [Read more...] about Ou, bummer! Now we have a real dispute between China and U.S.
Now here is an idea for people looking for Chinese (looking) tattoos
At the Berlin Wall anniversary celebration a couple of days ago, the Germans arranged a thousand pieces of eight-foot tall Styrofoam slabs, symbolizing Berlin Wall pieces and each decorated with various arts, into a line of dominoes and started their toppling. This cascading action eventually came to a halt at a piece with apparently some Chinese calligraphy written on it, … [Read more...] about Now here is an idea for people looking for Chinese (looking) tattoos
Happy Singles' Day
November 11th has now emerged as a new holiday dedicated to the singles in China. It essentially serves as an anti-Valentine's Day, and is the Chinese equivalent of Singles Awareness Day (SAD), during which those unhappily unattached commiserate in their single status. … [Read more...] about Happy Singles' Day
The folklore behind a Chinese antithetical couplet
The NYT just posted a report on how Cantonese is being "swept aside" by Mandarin in Chinatowns of North America. This post has nothing to do with that story. … [Read more...] about The folklore behind a Chinese antithetical couplet