According to Google's CEO Schmidt, Google's "negotiation" with the Chinese government over Internet censorship regulations will end "soon." There are speculations in the tech-sphere that it looks like Google will have to leave China. According to ZDNet's Tom Forenski, for example: Champagne corks are undoubtedly popping in Redmond on reports that Google is planning to close … [Read more...] about Google Leaving China?
Translation: Living in an Era of Change – Era of Acceptance
Last month, Xinhua News had an interesting piece of “被时代” - which translates roughly to “era of being forced” or “era of acceptance.” 被 (bei) in Chinese indicates a passive clause. Thus when you get hit (撞), you say 你被撞了. According to an Internet poll, the most popular Chinese character of 2009 was “被.” Why? Part of the reason is that living in a society charging full … [Read more...] about Translation: Living in an Era of Change – Era of Acceptance
Open Letter to President Obama from Chinese netizen, LTML
Following is an open letter posted on the popular Chinese BBS forum, bbs.huanqiu.com, by a member named "LTML." The English version of it follows the Chinese in this post. It is addressed to U.S. President Obama on his decision to sell weapons to Taiwan. President Obama has repeatedly stressed that he wants to reach the people of China. Well, based on what we've read in … [Read more...] about Open Letter to President Obama from Chinese netizen, LTML
You Scratch My Back, but I Won’t Scratch Yours
The two Asian Giants are still not able to figure out the line which divides them – in the longest running border dispute in modern history. This dispute offers interesting lessons on how to, and how not to, handle boundary issues. The analysis of Chinese behavior in the negotiations is doubly important given China’s perception in the west of it ‘flexing its muscles’, and … [Read more...] about You Scratch My Back, but I Won’t Scratch Yours
在梅边 (Beside the Plum Blossom) by 王力宏 (Wang LiHong)
What happens when you mesh up American style rap with an opera written roughly 500 years ago? This song, "在梅边" ("Beside the Plum Blossom") by 王力宏 (Wang LiHong) draws inspiration from 牡丹亭 (The Peony Pavilion), a play written by Tang Xianzu during the Ming Dynasty(1368 to 1644) using the 昆曲 (Kunqu) style opera and music. … [Read more...] about 在梅边 (Beside the Plum Blossom) by 王力宏 (Wang LiHong)