(This is excerpted from: Tianjin’s "Old Hundred Names" on the Olympics) Here's what some of our neighbours and others from our daily routines in the city think about the Olympics. I asked them, "What do the Olympics means to Chinese people?" (奥运会对中国人有什么意义？) and "Why are they doing so much preparation?" (我听说中国为了奥运会作很多准备。为什么是这样？) … [Read more...] about (Letter from Joel) Tianjin’s LaoBaiXing on the Olympics
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Make guests feel at home and follow the customs of your host
There is a heated debate going on regarding the lack of Chinese characters on China's official Olympics uniforms in contrast with those on German's sportswear. Personally, I see no point in not printing Chinese text on China's official uniforms. But for this post, I will purposely play the role of a "CCP apologist" and try to put these things in positive terms. ;-) Besides, I … [Read more...] about Make guests feel at home and follow the customs of your host
I know China has a lot of good food, but …
Tim Johnson dished out an interesting statistic of Beijing's preparation for English speaking Olympics visitors: … [Read more...] about I know China has a lot of good food, but …
Chalk it up to the list of toxic exports from the U.S.
Rebecca MacKinnon concluded her blog entry on Chinese media control following the Weng'An riot with the following line: … [Read more...] about Chalk it up to the list of toxic exports from the U.S.
Can smog be used as a smokescreen?
Claire Fox is rather perceptive in her blog entry "Beijing Olympics: China's green critics should get a grip": … [Read more...] about Can smog be used as a smokescreen?