– If ever an argument needed to be made for watching less TV, the groups of Western “Free Tibet” protesters that have snuck in to China are it. There’s a four-page article running on the Washington Post’s site which explains in detail the mission of a group funded by Students for a Free Tibet (cue Mission … Read More »
– To the jaw-dropping disappointment of all 1.3 billion Chinese watching the Olympics – Liu Xiang pulled out of the 110m hurdles just minutes ago. An injury to his hamstring has been plaguing Liu for weeks, but he was hopeful he would be able to compete. It would be little surprise if he or his couch … Read More »
– This week’s photo comes from famed Lost Laowai commenter Matthew J. Stinson – who is evidently quite handy with a camera as well as words. I know there are plenty of “purists” out there who disagree with HDR photos, but I love ’em. I particularly like this shot as it looks like it could be … Read More »
– In “Should we give China a break?“, the Washington Post’s John Pomfret explains why maybe, just maybe, we need to lighten up a bit on China. The blog post rightly criticizes two recent pieces that appeared in the NY Times and Washington Post and that rather unabashedly attempt to paint China with a single stroke. … Read More »
– The Sydney Morning Herald has published a list of edicts from China’s spin doctors of the highest level. The first edict says it all: “The telecast of sports events will be live [but] in case of emergencies, no print is allowed to report on it.” Interestingly, the SMH makes no mention of how they came … Read More »
– I never would have though it, but BBC has got to be one of the hippest mainstream news outlets out there. Who else would turn to Gorillaz’ Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn to produce a video, music and overall theme to their Olympic coverage? Check out BBC’s Monkey Olympics video – very Gorillaz-esque: Read More »
– Ba ba ba – as the crowds of Olympic spectators herd themselves into their seats for the opening ceremonies, the eights are everywhere. As, by now, everyone’s likely aware – “eight” is an auspicious number in Chinese culture and it’s no coincidence that The Games are starting at 8:08:08 pm on 08/08/2008. The reason for … Read More »
– Only two days until the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics and with all the cynicism floating around – we here at Lost Laowai needed a little somethin’ somethin’ to … ahem… raise our Olympic spirits. Thanks to ChineseTools.eu for helping us out. Observant readers will remember we featured these girls previously as well. Read More »
– It was announced recently that three Beijing parks, miles away from the Olympic events, will be reserved as areas where people can “protest” during the Olympics. Of course, to protest, you’ll have to apply five days in advance and hope your cause isn’t considered, the rather ubiquitous, “against national interests” (anyone wishing to raise a … Read More »
– I’m supposed to be on a brief holiday in Hangzhou, but couldn’t resist posting about this AP article: Beijingers get dress code advice for Olympics. One of the things that has always bothered me about China is the way that “officials” treat the public like children. Now certainly, anyone that has been in China for … Read More »
– © James Justin Hey all you fellow laowai in China, Harvard student Wendy Lee is researching how we go about travelling in this big country, and due to the lack of stats about our expat habits available online she’s put together a little survey and asked I tell you about it. Now, personally, I’m always … Read More »
– Well, everyone and their grandma is calling the 2008 Beijing Olympics China’s coming out party, and they’ve just been given the biggest reason yet, as it doesn’t get any gayer than this. Sorry, I don’t mean to offend or misrepresent the gay community, <em>Queer Eye</em> teaches us you all have far more fashion sense than … Read More »
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