– China bloggers unite! The China Blog Network has arrived. In an effort to tie together all us sinobloggers, we’re launching the China Blog Network, a (appropriately enough) network of China blogs that all link together in a ring-around-the-rosie style (we’re praying we don’t all fall down). Though most of us link to each other through … Read More »
– There are few things I love more than photography, Photoshop and good Chinese controversy. Imagine my delight then when I stumbled across a WSJ article, “China Eats Crow Over Faked Photo Of Rare Antelope“, that melds the three. In what has become this month’s journalistic black-eye (in a LONG line of similar cuts and bruises) … Read More »
– Think Baidu‘s just a Google copy? Think again. The Chinese search engine that dominates domestic searches may have a lot in common with the “do no evil” American search giant, but it is in itself a whole other animal. On March 10th my good friend and business partner, Professor Lonnie Hodge, will be joining Grace … Read More »
– Finally. Finally a journalist has sat down and hashed out a detailed, sourced explanation of how China’s Internet censorship works. May I just say, thank you Mr. Fallows. James Fallows is The Atlantic’s “man in China”, and his article “The Connection Has Been Reset” is the first article I’ve seen that has given an extensive … Read More »
– I’ve long been a fan of ChinesePod.com, a site that offers free mp3 podcasts for learning Mandarin. Having used various aspects of the site for nearly the entire time I’ve been in China, it was with a lot of interest that I read the company being mentioned in the New York frigin Times! In my … Read More »
– I was just chatting with a friend in Canada and she suggested a check out the new Foo Fighters single – The Pretender. Being the suavy Chinese Internet surfer I am, I jumped over to Baidu’s handy mp3 search and immediately brought it up. Impressed with my slick mp3 finding prowess, my friend asked how … Read More »
– For months, scratch that, for years I’ve been thinking that China’s vision of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing is just completely out of whack with the reality of the event. Seeing large city squares be constructed, buildings erected, national pride stoked, all in preparation for Er Ling Ling Ba – the year of China’s Olympics … Read More »
– Lost Laowai’s Rick Martin was featured on The China Business Show the other day giving the run-down on the state of China’s Internet sector. For any that don’t know, Rick also runs CNET Asia’s Little Red Blog as well as his personal blog, Panda Passport. All that and he still manages to hold down a … Read More »
– With flak jacket on, and earplugs in place, I thought I’d usher in the new lunar year with a little post about the origins of the Chinese New Year, as well as some useful language for the holiday. This is my fourth endurance of the explosive holiday, and I always approach it with mixed emotions. … Read More »
– With the Year of the Rat just about to arrive, I can’t imagine a better image than this for our Photo of the Week. Every week(ish) we’ll feature an interesting, funny, beautiful or otherwise noteworthy photo here. If you have a photo you think might make a good Photo of the Week, throw it in … Read More »
– With us expats in China deep into the country’s chilly months, perhaps we’re a little late for these tips – but none the less, here’s a bit of advice for anyone currently reading this with gloves on. Now, quite obviously these don’t apply to big-salary expats that are living in apartments with floor-heating and double-glazed … Read More »
– I just finished reading Walter Russell Mead’s cleverly titled opinion piece in the LA Times: The great fall of China. I gotta say, he paints an interesting picture of Americans, never mind the “China” he is writing about. The article points to a recent study by the World Bank that concluded that their previous figures … Read More »
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