All Posts For 2008 December

2008 Reflections: David Feng’s Look Back at Big Things

2008 Reflections: David Feng’s Look Back at Big Things

Closer to home — here’s a look at Eight Big Things that was, and still remains big, the way I — David Feng — see things… Too Revolutionary... 

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CNReviews 2008 Summary, Part 1 – January through April

CNReviews 2008 Summary, Part 1 – January through April

CNReviews 2008 Summary > Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 What an incredible, historic year.  In CNReviews’ 1st year, we experienced what is likely... 

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2008 Retrospective: A Look Back to Big World Things

2008 Retrospective: A Look Back to Big World Things

The year 2008′s coming to an end — and 2009′s coming out of the starting gate real soon. Time for the obligatory review: eight things for ’08... 

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English China Blogs To Watch In 2009

English China Blogs To Watch In 2009

As 2008 winds down to its last gasping breaths here in China, I look forward to 2009 with a mixture of relief and anticipation. Relief because 2008 has arguably... 

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Tianjin Day Trip: Makeover City, China

Tianjin Day Trip: Makeover City, China

I just remember the first time I went to Tianjin in recent memory — 2004. I won’t use the word “crap” here, but neither I nor my ex-girlfriend... 

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RMB:USD Exchange Rate: 6.85 is the new 8.27 and the birth of a new reserve currency

RMB:USD Exchange Rate: 6.85 is the new 8.27 and the birth of a new reserve currency

Planting the seeds of a new Asian reserve currency Via Bill’s Shared Items, I encountered a People’s Daily article entitled “Renminbi likely to... 

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Beijing: Snowed In!

Beijing: Snowed In!

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas… Just like the ones I used to know… Where — the – you know, you see freeways shuttin’ truck... 

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“Should I Give My Baby a United States Nationality?”

“Should I Give My Baby a United States Nationality?”

As an expecting first-time mother living in Shanghai, I found this topic from a local Shanghai “mommy” online community last week to be really interesting.... 

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Beijing 100%: Christmas in the Capital

Beijing 100%: Christmas in the Capital

It’s Christmas time! Yes, obviously a bit too — if we may please — obvious. You can’t escape Santa now, 1978 reforms be thanked. (Wait. We... 

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Dreaming of a Red Christmas

Dreaming of a Red Christmas

Yet bemoaning the onslaught of Western culture is only one part of the story. To get an idea of what other impressions of Christmas were out there, I asked several Chinese friends what they thought of Christmas, and their answers were all quite varied and interesting.

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Michael Arrington Hurt the Feelings of the European People

Michael Arrington Hurt the Feelings of the European People

Just about everyone who follows international political news involving China has heard the Chinese government claim that someone or something has “hurt the... 

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Continued denial tastes better than eating bitterness

Continued denial tastes better than eating bitterness

Way back on November 26th I wrote about how the global financial crisis will hurt China much more the United States.  Paul Denlinger, at China Vortex, wrote about... 

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Shanghai’s City Diner: More But Less

Shanghai’s City Diner: More But Less

I’m going onto my third year here in Shanghai and City Diner was one of my first havens for comfort food whenever I craved a solid American hamburger with... 

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2009 China Public Holidays

2009 China Public Holidays

Update: 2010′s Chinese public holiday schedule has been announced. CCTV 1 News Broadcast announced public holiday schedule (Chinese version here) for 2009... 

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China 2.0 Tour: email from Bill Glover

China 2.0 Tour: email from Bill Glover

I also received a great email from Bill Glover (@billglover on Twitter) based in London.  He followed our tour by mobile device (iPhone) in London while commuting... 

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