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Green Dam-Youth Escort

June 16, 2009 by Steve 117 Comments

It seems the western media and Chinese blogosphere agree on one thing; Green Dam is not winning any popularity contests. Today, the Chinese government backed down on the mandatory usage of the software, though it will still come either pre-loaded or be included on a compact disc with all PCs sold on the  mainland from July 1st. There are several problems associated with this … [Read more...] about Green Dam-Youth Escort

Translation:Development is the best way to preserve Tibetan culture

April 1, 2009 by Mr. Allen 88 Comments

Since this is the last day of what seems like Tibet month - I figure I'll squeeze in one more post on Tibet before the end of the month. Below is a translation by Allen of an article recently published by Han Fang Ming in Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao. Han is a member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). CPPCC plays an advisory role to the Chinese … [Read more...] about Translation:Development is the best way to preserve Tibetan culture

Friday Musings on China's Bad Press in the West

March 27, 2009 by bianxiangbianqiao 80 Comments

I have been thinking about two questions about China's image in the Western Media (AKA "international public opinion"). Question 1: Why is China portrayed as either collapsing ("this time it's over for China", "chaos") or menacing (the "China threat") so prevalently (despite notable exceptions)? Why these particular traits? Question 2: How should the Chinese (在朝和在野的中国人) react … [Read more...] about Friday Musings on China's Bad Press in the West

Song of the Grass-Mud Horse

March 16, 2009 by Steve 26 Comments

There's a new phenomenon sweeping China. Back in January on a Chinese web page, a new video made its way from there into the hearts of internet users all across the country, spawning a wave of related items such as cartoons, documentaries and grass-mud horse dolls. … [Read more...] about Song of the Grass-Mud Horse

Silly Taiwan Acronyms

March 14, 2009 by Steve 18 Comments

Reading TonyP4's comment this morning on the Numbers as Language thread, I noticed he used the acronym FOB meaning "Fresh Off Boat". That reminded me of my Taiwan days and especially Catherine, one of the gals at my office in Hsinchu who was one of the funniest people with one of the driest wits I've ever encountered. She seemed to have an acronym for everything! So I thought … [Read more...] about Silly Taiwan Acronyms

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