While news outlets such as NYT and Huffington Post were all too happy to "out" the Chinese government on misreporting and record errors, by citing unfavorable search engine results to bolster the "lie", "cheat" conclusions - What our media doesn't seem to care about, is the search engine results that are in support of the claim these girls are of age: … [Read more...] about (Letter) Western Media's Selective Reporting Of Gymnast Age Claim
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(Letter) Fakery Filled Closing Ceremoney A Fitting Finish
Just watched the closing ceremoney, allow me to head off any potential criticisms: - During the flag raising the 56 fake ethinic children are now being faked by 56 grown ups (I'm sure those children didn't grow up in 2 weeks.) No doubt they are all Han (except a close up on a woman who appears to be ethinic, possibly CGI enhanced?) And they were again fake singing, no doubt … [Read more...] about (Letter) Fakery Filled Closing Ceremoney A Fitting Finish
Recommended reading: China and the West revisited
H/T to David Peng for pointing out this article written by Assaf Lichtash and published in the Jerusalem Post. David also pointed out an interesting discussion thread on this article in Chination Report. … [Read more...] about Recommended reading: China and the West revisited
Beijing Olympics a learning experience for all involved
It is said that the Beijing Olympics was a big draw, perhaps proving the adage that no publicity is bad publicity. Did the worldwide protests before the Olympics ironically serve as a big advertisement for the Beijing Olympics? And now that a record number of people have watched the Olympics, what have they learned about China? … [Read more...] about Beijing Olympics a learning experience for all involved
How do Americans really rank countries on their Olympic medals?
The answer is “whichever way that looks good on us”. The Olympics simply won't allow me to go back to work. Came across this cute piece on backchina.com (Chinese source). Here is my rough translation. … [Read more...] about How do Americans really rank countries on their Olympic medals?