“We Shanghainese value our image. We don’t want to lose face in front of the entire world…”
“We Shanghainese value our image. We don’t want to lose face in front of the entire world…”
Americans outraged by the Empire State Building honoring the People’s Republic of China’s 60th anniversary with red and yellow lighting reveal their own bias & hypocrisy.
Does China’s mainstream media fear competition from new media like the internet? Editors of the People’s Daily don’t think so, and say bloggers are parasites.
On September 28, 2009, Google honored the 2560th birthday of famous Chinese philosopher and thinker Confucius (孔夫子) with one of their custom Google logos.
TIME’s Bryan Walsh points a finger at China for “seiz[ing] the moral high ground” during climate talks last week and warns that the “U.S. … might get lapped.”
At Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting 2009, thought leaders discussed various aspects of innovation. From Ashoka’s ideas of cultivating “changemaking” skills among youth, to Stanford’s views of “recombination,” the audience explore how this could apply toward social entrepreneurship.
Qifang.cn, an education microlending platform, announces a new Clinton Global Initiative commitment to partner with non-profit 1990 Institute to access charitable donations to provide educational loans and mentorship to Sichuan schoolgirls.
At Clinton Global Initiative, Duke Energy and ENN Group announce a partnership to share best practices and technology in: clean coal, carbon sequestration, biofuel, carbon-capturing algae, natural gas, smart grid. Chairman Wang Yushuo shares insights into his company’s future plans.
While Jessica Alba graced the stage at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, China seemed vastly underrepresented at the gathering, with only 1 of 33 Plenary Session speakers from China. This posts offers 7 reasons why China might be underrepresented, and photos of Queen Rania, Alba, and Ben Stiller.
Alibaba Group and Grameen Trust announce a new partnership to form Grameen China to serve the very poor in Sichuan and Inner Mongolia. Is this a trend toward Chinese corporate philanthropy or a smart business move to dominate the low-end market worldwide?
…and why that is one of the lousiest arguments in the never-ending debate over whether Taiwan is an independent state or merely a renegade province that rightfully belongs to the PRC.
A review and comparison of well-known English-language blogs about China that emphasize translation of original Chinese news, information, and content. Which is the best? The worst?
Review of the online virtual world game, iPartment or “love apartment” (in Chinese), where young Chinese girls decorate homes and “live with” their boyfriends.
Review of China’s star-studded epic chronicling the Chinese Civil War between Chiang’s Nationalists & Mao’s Communists. This film celebrates the PRC’s 60th anniversary.
How did Thomas Friedman’s mere suggestion that China’s one-party autocracy is more efficient at making decisions label him as demanding Communist revolution?
