June 2012
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Inside the Dragon →
tetw:
by Peter Hessler
“I’m a Chinese, but I feel it difficult to see my country clearly,” wrote a woman named Airane. “I believe there are many young people are as confused as I’m.”
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Relief in Every Window, but Global Worry Too →
With apologies to James Hansen, this is game over for the climate.
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From an IM conversation with a Chinese friend
Me: what are you doing for dragonboat day?
Her: today, have a rest first and tmr go to the openning ceremony of french music festival
Me: sounds fun
Me: what is french music? like, cafe songs?
Her: let me check it from Weibo
Me: the french aren't known for their contributions to rock n roll
Her: the black people did it?
Me: hahaha
Me: they certainly helped!
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Fabricated bank adds to China's list of fakery →
In a China awash with fake iPhones, pirated DVDs and knockoff Louis Vuitton bags, rice trader Lin Chunping took fakery to a whole new level: He invented a U.S. bank and claimed he bought it.
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Among students, getting ahead by padding resumes or other subterfuge is common. Zinch China, the Chinese arm of U.S.-based educational networking site Zinch.com, estimates that 90 percent of...
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“I EAT YOUR SKIN”
– One local man’s dietary habits, according to his t-shirt
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Searching for a Chinese Steve Jobs →
Spot-on analysis below. As a side note, I could tell within my first week here, from anecdotal evidence alone, that Steve Jobs was by far the most admired Westerner in China, with Bill Gates running a distant second. Funny to see an expert corroborate that…
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Interesting post over at the New Yorker about China’s obsession with creating its own Steve Jobs, and the national debate...
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“could u shaved your beard?”
– The first message (unsolicited, mind you), in toto, from my newest online suitorette. Apparently facial hair of any type amuses and/or horrifies Chinese women.
Here is the rest of her profile:
About Me:
I am looking for a good man in shanghai the man must be : 1.age must younger than...
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Chinese Cool: Captain China Superhero Comic →
He’s like Captain America, only corruptible!
He fights for freedom… from freedom!
Just wondering — who are the other members of the Asiangers?
Thanks, folks. I’ll be here all week…
(P.S. I like how almost the entire creative team appears to be made up of foreigners. Deport their asses, China!)
chinesecool:
In reference to this post which had two scans of the...
May 2012
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Police Raid Yongfu Lu and Crack Down on Foreigners →
I was there for this. Good times.
