China: The Manic Moped Mission on Vimeo

It started as a 1 day drive from Yangshuo to Longshen and the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces in Guanxi province, China. After deciding not to do it the easy way, it turned into a 6 day mission through villages, jungle and big cities in an attempt to get there in a straight line, instead of following the highway. China: The Manic Moped Mission on Vimeo: "It started as a 1 day drive from Yangshuo to Longshen and the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces in Guanxi province, China. After deciding not to do it the easy way, it turned into a 6 day mission through villages, jungle and big cities in an attempt to get there in a straight line, instead of following the highway. "

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The Chinese stink at football. Here's why.

-Agreed.

The telling reasons why, at least in football, China is unlikely to rule the world in the ... As a Pole, I welcome China in the club of nations who are mysteriously ...
Comments on Why China fails at football: - The Economist

Top 11 Christmas Gifts to get the Chinese Learner in your Family |

-Some of these are great gifts. Some of these are more like investments! Yikes, check out the prices...

Top 11 Christmas Gifts to get the Chinese Learner in your Family | MandMX.com:

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Chinese Christmas: Celebrate a Chinese-Style Christmas

Chinese New Year is the Chinese version of Christmas, but many Chinese get in the holiday spirit at Christmastime. Christmas is not an official holiday in China, but all the trappings of a Western Christmas can be found in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Chinese Christmas: Celebrate a Chinese-Style Christmas:

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Christmas Nativity Made In China |

-LOL worthy! Merry Christmas to all!

Christmas Nativity Made In China | MandMX.com:

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Christmas in Shanghai |

-So festive!

Christmas in Shanghai | MandMX.com:

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Shanxi Province thieves help to expose frauds among officials

-I already know what will come of this. "He's a thief! Will you listen to the words of a thief??" By An Baijie and Sun Ruisheng (China Daily) TAIYUAN - The board chairman of a State-owned enterprise in Shanxi province was sacked on Thursday, following a suspicion that cash and valuables worth nearly 50 million yuan ($7.89 million) looted from his ... Thieves help to expose frauds among officials China Daily

Ship Bound for China Busted with American Patriot Missiles Labeled Fireworks.

-That'll light up their world like the 4th of July!

"Investigating officers didn't know the origin of the Patriot missiles or who was supposed to receive them"

Ship Bound for China Busted with American Patriot Missiles Labeled ... By Sam Biddle But on the Shanghai-bound boat, the sophisticated interceptors were in boxes marked "fireworks." This doesn't exactly scream legal transaction, unless China is planning the most destructive fireworks display in its storied history.

Rich Chinese couple's octuplets spark anger, inquiry

-A country where having 8 children cause ANGER. Wow. As long as they are not a burden on the government WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL!?!?!
| BEIJING (Reuters) - A rich Chinese couple who had eight babies with the help of two surrogate mothers has been forced to move out of their villa following a public uproar, and could face a large fine for breaching strict family planning laws.

Rich Chinese couple's octuplets spark anger, inquiry
Reuters

Tencent vs. Sina: The Fight for China's Social Graph |

-25 million daily active users. Unbelievable.
Sina Weibo is the biggest story in the Chinese Internet over the past year, reaching 250 million registered users, and about 25 million daily active users as of Q3 2011. The coverage of China's state-directed media leaves a lot to be desired, ...
Tencent vs. Sina: The Fight for China's Social Graph | TechCrunch
By Contributor

Despite "Made in America Christmas" call, most Americans still buy imported gifts - Xinhua |

-Xinhua is loving this!

"LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- World News with Diane Sawyer of American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is gearing up for a "Made in America Christmas," but when an ABC reporter approached a holiday woman shopper Thursday, the lady opened her gift bag and said with shyness: "It is made in China.""

Despite "Made in America Christmas" call, most Americans still buy imported gifts - Xinhua | English.news.cn:

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Let’s #Occupy Chang’an Avenue! (Translation) | ChinaGeeks

-Are Chinese Occupying places now?

Guest Post: Let’s “Occupy Chang’an Avenue”! (Translation) | ChinaGeeks | analysis and translation of modern China:

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Chinese euphemisms 101

-I love the "interesting love products."

Some Chinese euphemisms also stem from squeamishness. Rather than inquire about a patient's sex life, doctors may ask if you have much time for fang shi (room business). Online sites sell qingqu yongpin, literally "interesting love products". 

Making murder respectable The Economist Some Chinese euphemisms also stem from squeamishness. Rather than inquire about a patient's sex life, doctors may ask if you have much time for fang shi (room business). Online sites sell qingqu yongpin, literally "interesting love products". ...

Shanghai remains world's busiest container port

-Busiest port and best food. What's not to like?

SHANGHAI Dec 23 (Reuters) - China's financial hub, Shanghai, has remained the world's busiest container port for a second year, the city government said on Friday. The port saw its container throughput hit a record of 30 million standard 20-foot ...

Shanghai remains world's busiest container port -gov't
Reuters

50 best photos from The Natural World - Panda in Chengdu.

#30 A giant panda cub holds on to a log at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. (China Daily/Reuters)

50 best photos from The Natural World - The Big Picture - Boston.com:

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Rich Chinese Couple Uses 2 Surrogate Mothers To Have 8 Babies –

-I know 8 is a lucky number but...

Rich Chinese Couple Uses 2 Surrogate Mothers To Have 8 Babies – chinaSMACK:

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5 Ways Twitter's New Redesign Makes It More Like Sina Weibo |

-Who is copying who now?

5 Ways Twitter's New Redesign Makes It More Like Sina Weibo | Tech in Asia:

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Some Movie Names with Crazy Chinese Translations - Study More Chinese

-You gotta love the classic western movie with a Chinese interpretation!

Some Movie Names with Crazy Chinese Translations - Study More Chinese:

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China Post Beams Letters Into Orbit Via A Space Post Office -

-About as bad as naming a star after someone. RIPOFF!

China Post Beams Letters Into Orbit Via A Space Post Office - Advertising @ chinaSMACK:

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I just downloaded 4 FREE Kindle edition books on Amazon about China.

I just downloaded 4 FREE Kindle edition books on Amazon about China.  This is so cool.  They've gone and taken a bunch of Public domain books and made them into Kindle books and are offering them for free!  COOL!

4 books I downloaded...
1. China and the Chinese by Herbert Allen Giles
2. The Problem of China by Bertrand Russell
3. Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse By Samuel Merwin
4. Ancient China Simplified By Edward Harper Parker

Seriously, go knock yourself out!

Powerful Portraits Capture China's Empress Dowager : NPR

Powerful Portraits Capture China's Empress Dowager : NPR:

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Daily Expression Ⅴ - Business Chinese - Study More Chinese

Daily Expression Ⅴ - Business Chinese - Study More Chinese:

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Free Hugs - Harbin, China on Vimeo

Footage taken by me on Main Street of Harbin with my American classmates from the program, offering "free hugs" to surprised Chinese citizens. August 2010
Free Hugs - Harbin, China on Vimeo: "Footage taken by me on Main Street of Harbin with my American classmates from the program, offering "free hugs" to surprised Chinese citizens. August 2010"

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Do China’s Village Protests Help the Regime? by Ian Johnson

-Introducing "adaptive authoritarianism."

Do China’s Village Protests Help the Regime? by Ian Johnson | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books:

"In the meantime, the lessons of Wukan may be that the country’s leaders can leap from wall to wall, plugging leaks and keeping the system working far longer than westerners can imagine."

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Galactic Federation scoutship over ChongQing China

-Bizarre site and bizarre story!

Airport China Shut Down 2011! Galactic Federation scoutship over ChongQing China 17th August 2011 « China News Blog 中国新闻博客:

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Paranoia in Hong Kong - WSJ.com

-So, disagree with Beijing you'll be in trouble. Agree with Beijing and you'll be in trouble. This is what we call a Catch 二十二

Review & Outlook: Paranoia in Hong Kong - WSJ.com:

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China warns EU of carbon tax ‘trade war’

-Where would that tax money go?

Chinese airlines estimate the EU tax would cost them up to $2.8bn by 2020, adding roughly $47.50 to a ticket for flights between China and Europe.

 

China warns EU of carbon tax 'trade war'

Germans, Danes with US Missiles bound for China On British Ships with Ukrainians and Caught By Finns

-Gotta love globalization!

Workers noticed some funny-looking containers marked "fireworks." This naturally made the hackles rise on the Finns, because the Thor Liberty was bound for China, and everybody knows the Chinese invented fireworks. Why would they be importing them?
Germans Using Danes to Ship US Missiles to China On British Vessel Crewed By ...
Human Events

China Daily: Online courses get high marks

-Online studying in China? Hackers will give me a good grade!

 

Wang is now keen to take part in the online courses provided by Chinese universities. NetEase says China's open online courses get 100,000 hits per day.

Online courses get high marks
China Daily

English Teacher in China Rule number 1: Don't sing in class. #TEFL

-Rule number 2: Never do KTV in class. Jay Thelin, Foreign English Teacher in China, sings to his English Class on the last day of class.   FRIENDS SONG.mpg - YouTube 4 min youtube.com

Storm Clouds Darken Over China

-Can you feel the rain drops?

Economic reports from China appear to support warnings issued by individuals such as Gordon Chang. Yahoo's Breakout says the author of "The Coming Collapse of China" and columnist at Forbes.com, has been sounding the alarm bells about the possible collapse of China.

 

That includes the China's normal iron-fisted control over dissent. Chang points out that the government has recently been unable to contain media reports or to stamp out protests which include insurrections, riots, and bombings.  "China has political paralysis right now," Chang told Breakout. 'This is a critical period for not only the economy but also for society."

Gordon Chang: Storm Clouds Darken Over China
NewsMax.com

Why immersing pupils in Mandarin Chinese will enhance learning, global edge

-Houston is on the list of smart school districts!

 

Texas is second only to California among states district's plan to expand programs that teach Chinese language and culture.  Houston public schoolchildren will have the opportunity to learn the world's most spoken language in a new school that opens in August 2012.
Harvin Moore: Why immersing HISD pupils in Mandarin Chinese will enhance learning, global edge
Your Houston News

Is China's housing bubble about to burst?

-Burst, Bursting, has already bursted, no no, have already bursteded...no... oh just read the piece.

 

In China, house prices in most cities have fallen as government policies aimed at cooling the property market start to take effect, prompting fears from some economists that the house price bubble is bursting. 

 

Is China's housing bubble about to burst?

 

by BBC News

 

Chinese Fossils Shed Light On Evolutionary Origin of Animals from Single-Cell Ancestors

-Soon they'll find out that it's just somebody's discarded sunflower seeds!

 

Evidence of the single-celled ancestors of animals, dating from the interval in Earth's history just before multicellular animals appeared, has been discovered in 570 million-year-old rocks from South China by researchers from the University of Bristol, the Swedish Museum of Natural History, the Paul Scherrer Institut and the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences.

Chinese fossils shed light on evolutionary origin of animals from Single Cell Ancestors

Chinese fruit jelly cups #food #color #photooftheday

-Yum?  I don't know.  What do you make of these?

Chinese fruit jelly cups #food #color #photooftheday | Flickr - Photo

By stevendepolo

 

"Laowai seeks female language partner" China Classified

-Hint Hint: Language partner doesn't mean language partner. 

 

Hey, Looking for a language partner (friend) in my area. She will be someone I can practice my really bad Chinese with. Over 25 and patient preferred.
Laowai seeks female language partner | the Beijinger Classifieds ...

Why do people try to pretend I don't know Chinese culture? -

I'm married to a Chinese man, and while my Mandarin isnt perfect it's not bad. My husband and I have 1 son (age 5) together and are currently trying for another.

Why do people try to pretend I don't know the culture? -

US Chamber of Commerce Hack of the Day - TDW Geeks

Chinese hackers gained access to the computer systems of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last year, including information about the Chamber's 3 million members, the Wall Street Journal reports.
US Chamber of Commerce Hack of the Day - TDW Geeks
By Cheezburger Network

 

The Kardashians, Made in USA and Chinese sweatshops

A congressman slammed the Kardashian clan after it was claimed their popular fashion line has been produced using sweatshop labour.

California Rep Dana Rohrabacher told Radaronline.com: 'They don't give a damn about the American people.'

He added: 'By going to China in order to make a $65million profit instead of a $10million profit you are effectively thumbing your nose at the American people.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2077103/Kardashians-face-claims-fashion-line-Chinese-sweatshops.html#ixzz1hH9IjIac

'The Kardashians don't give a damn about Americans: US congressman blasts reality stars after claims their fashion line is made 'in Chinese sweatshops' 

Acupuncture Today: Studying Chinese Classics For A Firm Foundation

-This piece really pinpoints some good issues! (Pun intended.)

 

Our schools are here to teach Chinese medicine in a manner emulating core curriculums of Chinese medical colleges in Mainland China and Taiwan.

Another Perspective: Studying the Classics For A Firm Foundation
Acupuncture Today

American Christmas Classic in Chinese Translated back into English: FUNNY!

Clement Moore is rolling over in his grave!

View Now > http://www.mandmx.com/2011/12/23/american-christmas-classic-in-chinese-translated-back-into-english-hilarious/ mandmx.com/2011/12/23/american...

Anti-radiation clothing could increase radiation exposure: CCTV report

Anti-radiation clothing is not as effective as its labels claim, sometimes even intensifying radiation exposure, according to a China's Central Television report Dec. 7. Anti-radiation clothing has infiltrated the market in recent years, and is especially popular with pregnant women.

Anti-radiation clothing could increase radiation exposure: CCTV report

So Far Off Broadway It's in China

"The era of musicals in China has come," said Li Dun, the producer of "Joker's Game." "New York and London have led for many years, but now the whole world is interested in Chinese culture, because of the economy."

So Far Off Broadway It's in China

Radio Free Asia: Chinese Netizens Mourn Death Of Havel

Internet users in China remember the former president for his work in political reform.

Chinese intellectuals and netizens are grieving the death of former Czech President Vaclav Havel, who died Sunday at the age of 75.
The news of Havel's death reached Beijing about 7 p.m. local time on Sunday, and many people braved the cold in the Chinese capital to pay visits of condolence to the Czech embassy. 

Netizens Mourn Death Of Havel

-1st our jobs. 2nd our entrepreneurs. Now our retirees!?

(Reuters) - China will allow some foreigners who sign up to a new social security system to retire there so they can claim their pensions, state media said Thursday, offering details of a new tax that foreign businesses fear will push up costs.

China to allow some foreigners to retire there

Is a Clue to China’s Future on Its Dinner Tables?

To a reader in China, Havel's focus on the symbolism of "special farms" has a certain resonance. There are few issues more deeply and universally felt in China than the safety of its food; after years of scandals on cooking oil sifted from gutters, glow-in-the-dark pork, deadly infant formula, and so on, it has become a proxy for fraying public trust in the system to put the public interest above all. 

Is a Clue to China's Future on Its Dinner Tables? 

Read more http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/evanosnos/2011/12/china-vaclav-havel.html#ixzz1hH79kGxF

Chinese man gets prison for US trade secrets theft

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced a Chinese-born scientist to 87 months in prison for stealing millions of dollars worth of trade secrets from two major American agribusiness companies and sending the data to China and Germany.

Chinese man gets prison for US trade secrets theft

by Reuters India

Theft of valuable trade secrets from American companies has become an increasing concern, US officials have said, as countries like China can bypass spending millions of dollars and years of research and development as they compete for lucrative ...

Canada: We'll Sell Our Oil To China

Energy Policy: Canada's prime minister restates that if there's no Keystone XL pipeline in the works, not to worry. Our northern ally will still be our friend as it sends its tar sands oil to Asian markets.

Canada: We'll Sell Our Oil To China

by Investor's Business Daily on 12/21/11

How much do the Chinese love their #Apple iPads? -

"The original iPad didn't go on sale on mainland China until September 2010, five months after its U.S. launch."

How much do the Chinese love their Apple iPads? - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech:

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Listening to Chinese Radio Online

BBC Chinese Programming

VOA Chinese Programming

Chinese Internet Radio and Online News Radio

Changing China's mind on North Korea –

-Understatement of the century."

"China’s attitude toward its belligerent, impoverished neighbor is actually very complex. "

Hill: Changing China's mind on North Korea – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs:

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Story Behind the Comic: Our "F-My Life" Joke - Study More Chinese

Story Behind the Comic: Our "F-My Life" Joke - Study More Chinese:

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Can Foreign Soccer Superstars Fix Chinese Soccer?

Can Foreign Soccer Superstars Fix Chinese Soccer?:

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Plywood, Ingenuity and the Internet: China's e-commerce winter sets in

-Great piece that has something for everyone! Chinese copying Chinese! Entrepreneurial spirit! Just Desserts! and more!

"(Reuters) - It was a Cinderella story: a pig-rearing and vegetable-growing hamlet in China's eastern Jiangsu province that transformed itself into a village boasting millionaires and expensive cars, all through plywood, ingenuity and the Internet."

Spring is over: China's e-commerce winter sets in | Reuters:

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Chinese is the new English -

-A little Indian perspective on learning Chinese.

"But I have come to know that learning Chinese could be more rewarding in the future.” He is already into learning Chinese."

Chinese is the new English - southindia - Hyderabad - ibnlive:

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Real Estate Firms Learn to Do Business in China

-Wait wait. I thought the US needed jobs...

Real Estate Firms Learn to Do Business in China - NYTimes.com:
With the slowdown in commercial building in the United States, some American developers are planning projects in China, hoping to capitalize on an immense, increasingly urbanized market with a rising middle class.
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Hello Zhengzhou 你好郑州 by Li Zhi 李志

Some amazing folk music from the REAL CHINA.  With his breathy deep voice Li Zhi uses a wonderful small band with guitars, fun beats and music that you'd get in an intimate bar/music hall.  "Memories of Zhengzhou" is a unique song where the artist talks about growing up in Zhengzhou.

Hello Zhengzhou 你好郑州 by Li Zhi 李志

"Hello Zhengzhou" Listen to all the samples now!

Welcome to Hollywood, China - Intellectual Conservative #tcot

Americans are rightly concerned about Chinese competition; particularly in the technology sectors where outright piracy often seems to rule the day.  On the other hand, one Chinese industry is quietly doing a bang-up job where America used to be the world's undisputed leader.

 

Welcome to Hollywood, China
Intellectual Conservative

China to install copyrighted software in all government organs by 2012

- Wait, isn't that a confession that all government organs right now are using pirated software? 

(Xinhua) -- All levels of government agencies across China will use legitimate software by the end of 2012, a government official said Tuesday. China completed a nine-month campaign in July to crack down on piracy and other intellectual property ...

China to install copyrighted software in all government organs by 2012
Xinhua

8 US soldiers charged in death of Chinese-American comrade

NEW YORK — Eight US soldiers have been charged in the death of a fellow GI, a Chinese-American who apparently shot himself in Afghanistan after being subjected to what a community activist said were assaults and ethnic taunts from his comrades. ...

8 US soldiers charged in death of comrade who apparently shot himself

by Washington Post

29-year-old Chinese woman tied up and set alight in Perth Australia

The 29-year-old Chinese woman, who was living in working in Perth, was restrained with cable ties and had a blanket draped over her head before she was doused with an accelerant - possibly petrol - and set on fire. Kensington detectives are questioning ... Woman tied up and set alight by The West Australian

Another little Chinese girl gets resuced by a handsome Westerner type movie.

'Safe' Trailer HD http://www.hollywood.com Starring: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon A former elite agent takes on a two-tier mission: rescue a Chinese girl who's been abducted by the Triads, then use a safe combination to outwit the Russian Mafia, corrupt NYC officials, and the Triads themselves. More

Chinese aircraft carrier photo captured by U.S. satellite company - Associated Press - POLITICO.com

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Buy "Made in China" goods? Benefits to USA may surprise you

By Kathy Chu, USA TODAY HONG KONG – Americans are getting more than just cheap prices from products made in China. By Tim Loehrke, USA TODAY By Tim Loehrke, USA TODAY Research this month from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Buy "Made in China" goods? Benefits to US may surprise you
USA Today

Robot teaches English as 2nd Language, Laowai in China saddened #TEFL #TESOL

You type in `You is a good teacher,' and the robot corrects you. `Say you are, never say you is."' Lee's ESL site started out as a class project in 1994 at the University of Illinois, where he began studying in 1992 after a career teaching English in China. He followed a master's in ESL with a Ph.D. in educational technology in 1998.

Robot teaches English as Second Language
Pasadena Star-News

The Audacity of Chinese Frauds

A few days later, Deloitte said, Longtop's chairman, Jia Xiao Gong, told a Deloitte partner that there was "fake cash recorded on the books" because there had been "fake revenue in the past." The stock has not traded since that confrontation.

The Audacity of Chinese Frauds
New York Times

Why We Manufacture in China

-Challenge yourself in breaking with conventional wisdom!!

 

(Things Don't Get Made in China Simply Because of Cheap Labor.) Stop leaning on the cost-crutch. It's intellectually lazy and strips us of the critical need to ask the more important question of why China is so much more competitive than other ...

Why We Manufacture in China
EBN

China Banquets: A How Tos and Must Dos -China Law Blog

Nobody is going to expect the laowai to know every aspect of Chinese banquet etiquette. Read Seeing Red's post, be respectful, have fun, and try your best.

China Banquets. A How To/Must Do.
China Law Blog

How Chinese Americans Live Within Their Means

RESULTS: Overall, Chinese Americans borrowed less than the rest of the population. Though 72% of the respondents held a mortgage, only 5%

Study of the Day: How Chinese Americans Live Within Their Means
The Atlantic

Why China's mega-cities leave their citizens struggling

-Age old China issue of the Hukou or Household Registration.

 

Smaller urban centres make it easier for migrant workers to change their rural registration or hukou into an urban one.

Why China's mega-cities leave their citizens struggling
The Conversation

Seattle's Chinatown in 1921 #Seattle

The purpose of Chinatown's Go-Hing celebration was to raise relief funds for the famine that killed millions in northern China; encourage the formation in Shanghai of the Chinese Communist Party.

Seattle's Chinatown in 1921
The Seattle Times

25 Children's books about China you can get for under $5

Christmas is upon us and the Year of the Dragon is coming soon!  We scoured Amazon and put together a big list for this Christmas for all the kids out there who are interested in China, Chinese or even chopsticks!  All these books are available on Amazon but from the title ($5.00) they are all either 5 bucks or lower from third party sellers, in other words Used or lightly used. 

25 Children's books about China you can get for under $5 | 

USDOJ: Chinese Perfume Importer Sentenced in Brooklyn to 12 Months in Prison

-Beware the PERFUME POLICE!

 

WASHINGTON – A Chinese perfume importer was sentenced in Brooklyn yesterday to 12 months in prison for trafficking in counterfeit perfume, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department's Criminal Division.

USDOJ: Chinese Perfume Importer Sentenced in Brooklyn to 12 Months in Prison
7thSpace Interactive

The Side Road to Higher Education: Applying to a Chinese University

As one of the most well-known universities in all of China, Fudan University is one of the more expensive schools to attend, with a 21000 RMB yearly tuition. ...

The Side Road to Higher Education: Applying to a Chinese University

www.echinacities.com/.../the-side-road-to-higher-education-ap...

China party official warns members over religion

-Heaven Forbid!

China party official warns members over religion -

More and more Party officials are turning religious which hinders unity in the communist party.

Tired Of Drinking Tsing Tao In China? Try Cheers In, A New Premium Beer Delivery Shop in Shanghai

Tired Of Drinking Tsing Tao In China? Try Cheers In, A New Premium Beer Delivery Shop in ShanghaiTom's China Blog 中国博客:

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K-8 Chinese Immersion Teachers job in Hadley, MA

Applicants must be fluent (native or near native proficiency) in Mandarin Chinese; have a BS degree; and be eligible to work in a MA charter school (i.e. pass the appropriate MTEL licensing tests within a year of hire or hold a current MA elementary and/or secondary
teaching license).
K-8 Chinese Immersion Teachers job in Hadley, Massachusetts:

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Foreigners flock to China for job opportunities - Xinhua

"A total of 104,300 residents, more than 50 percent of the city's foreigners and overseas Chinese - people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan - came to the city primarily for long-term work or short-term business in 2010, said the report, which is based on the sixth national census conducted in November 2010."
Foreigners flock to China for job opportunities - Xinhua | English.news.cn:

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How to eat animal crackers with chopsticks when you have Hello Kitty Nails

-Thank God we have You Tube in this world to show us these things. Where would we be without it?!
How to eat with chopsticks - YouTube:

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#Wukan forces #Chinese officials to release 3 villagers

Photo from Telegraph article.

The rebellious Chinese fishing village of Wukan forced the ruling Communist Party to agree to the release of three villagers detained for protesting against corruption and land grabs on Wednesday.

The Telegraph

Chinese hackers infiltrate US Chamber of Commerce: Shanghaiist

-Yikes!

"Last year the Chinese government arrested 469 hackers in a move to clamp down hacking in China, but ignored accusations that the Chinese government backed hackers to attack foreign companies and governments including the US Pentagon, Microsoft, Dell and most famously Google."
Chinese hackers infiltrate US Chamber of Commerce: Shanghaiist:

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Bad News Gets Worse For China | Via Meadia

"It is unlikely that anybody in China has any idea just how much of a mess they have on their hands. Local governments have every incentive to hide the full scope of their borrowing from central authorities" Bad News Gets Worse For China | Via Meadia:

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National Zoo Gets $4.5 Million For Panda Breeding : NPR

National Zoo Gets $4.5 Million For Panda Breeding : NPR:

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U.S. Bridges, Roads Being Built by Chinese Firms | Video

-Old one but a good one!
U.S. Bridges, Roads Being Built by Chinese Firms | Video - ABC News:

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Playing with fire: Obama's threat to China - Al Jazeera

"My guidance is clear," he declared in Canberra. "As we plan and budget for the future, we will allocate the resources necessary to maintain our strong military presence in this region." -Obama
Playing with fire: Obama's threat to China - Opinion - Al Jazeera English:

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China beefing up military presence in Indian Ocean

"This could ultimately affect the geopolitical balance between India and China, in particular with regard to the disputed parts of the Sino-Indian border and with regard to the relationship between India and Pakistan, a country with close ties to China."
China beefing up military presence in Indian Ocean:

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Watch Chinese cartoons Sponge Bob & Dora the Explorer (for kids learning Mandarin) - Study More Chinese

Watch Chinese cartoons Sponge Bob & Dora the Explorer (for kids learning Mandarin) - Study More Chinese:

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China Daily: Where the real deal sometimes hides behind fantastical facades

What is it about Beijing property developers? 
They don't seem content to simply erect fences to mark off their construction sites. 
No, they have to put up elaborate screens that depict the completed building so accurately that it's hard to tell if it's real or fake.

 

Where the real deal sometimes hides behind fantastical facades
China Daily

 

Sinica Podcast: Chinese Literature

We're delighted to be joined by Jo Lusby, general manager of Penguin books in North Asia, Eric Abrahamsen of the translation consulting company Paper Republic, as well as Alice Liu, managing editor of the newly-launched translation journal Pathlight, which

features translations of works from upcoming Chinese novelists including a piece from a name longtime Popup Chinese listeners will recognize.

 

Sinica Podcast: Chinese Literature

http://popupchinese.com/lessons/sinica/chinese-literature

 

-Great show. Great stuff.  But they say the Chinese author names WAAAAAY too fast.

Chinese Atheists Lured to Find Jesus at US Schools

Haiying Wu's family in Shandong Province wasn't religious. After a born-again Texan teaching English in China advised her that Christian schools in the US are safe and academically strong, she enrolled at Ben Lippen High School in Columbia, South Carolina.

Chinese Atheists Lured to Find Jesus at US Schools
Bloomberg

-Really long but really interesting.

The Chinese Production Industry Christmas Carol

By Cheezburger Network
engrish funny - The Chinese Production Industry Christmas Carol.  Yeah, a Panda singing Christmas Carols.  Yikes.
The Chinese Production Industry Christmas Carol - Engrish Funny ...

 

The China Myth and Rick Perry

"CALLER: I am responsible for three factories in China and have been for the last year and a half and so I've spent about two-thirds of my time in China, and what you see in China is a veneer of prosperity over really a mountain of poverty."
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Recent China Digital Media Readings - Digicha

Baidu's Top Ten New Internet Phrases of 2011 -
Chinese-language coverage of Wukan – China Media Project -
Netease Weibo On Kim Jong Il's Death And The Importance Of Losing Weight | Sinocism

China Digital Media Readings for December 20th

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China Trade: Myths vs. Reality

"On average, 55￠of every $ spent on goods made in China goes for marketing services produced in the US."  -Walter Williams 

China Trade: Myths vs. Reality

"The bottom line is that we Americans are allowing ourselves to be suckered into believing that China is the source of our unemployment problems when the true culprit is Congress and the White House."

#Infographic commercial explains all that is Shanghai

Here’s a neat little infographic commercial that tries to quickly explain all that is Shanghai into ten short minutes.
Here’s a neat little infographic commercial that... | ninhao:

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Chinese preps area students for global market

-Well, Allegany County is certainly intelligent.

She's teaching two classes of beginning Mandarin Chinese at Allegany High School, with students at Mountain Ridge and Fort Hill high schools participating via distance learning, Hughes said. "I'm very glad to be here," Yidi told the board Tuesday night ... Chinese preps area students for global market Cumberland Times-News

China villagers protest illegal land seizures #wukan

A good brief news video of the Wukan story.


In southern-China, the village of Wukan continued its open revolt against local authorities. Thousands of villagers gathered to shout slogans calling for the return of farmland they say has been illegally confiscated. 


Press TV's Steven Ribet reports from Beijing.

DIY: Build a bamboo bike frame | The World of Chinese

-With all the bamboo bells and bamboo whistles!
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Chongqing now converting liquid poo into drinking water!: Shanghaiist

-How does that taste??
Chongqing now converting liquid poo into drinking water!: Shanghaiist:

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Chinese Cross Talk Comic Genius Guo Degang. Listen to samples!

Chinese Top Comic: Cross-talk Beijing Xiangsheng #1 by Guo Degang



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Daniel Craig filming new James Bond movie in London, Shanghai, Istanbul

In the meantime, Craig will be kept busy for now filming "Skyfall," which director Sam Mendes said will take Bond to London, Shanghai, Istanbul and Scotland.
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YOUNG CHINESE DOGS / you can´t find love in the summertime - VIDEO

Together and full of beans; Nick, Birte and Oliver unpacked a children’s piano, a guitar and a ukulele. With their good temper and their new song "You Cant Find Love In Summertime", they assured us that you can definitely fall in love with their music on a cold, but cosy winter day.

Mehr Infos über/More infos about The Young Chinese Dogs youngchinesedogs.de
Classroom Concert / YOUNG CHINESE DOGS / you can´t find love in the summertime on Vimeo: "Together and full of beans; Nick, Birte and Oliver unpacked a children’s piano, a guitar and a ukulele. With their good temper and their new song "You Cant Find Love In Summertime", they assured us that you can definitely fall in love with their music on a cold, but cosy winter day.

Mehr Infos über/More infos about The Young Chinese Dogs youngchinesedogs.de"

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Chinese React To Kim Jong Il's Death With Emoticons : NPR

"Some messages show laughing emoticons while others show broken hearts."
Chinese React To Kim Jong Il's Death With Emoticons : NPR: "Some messages show laughing emoticons while others show broken hearts."

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China Protesters Share Food as Supplies Run Out - Bloomberg

-This has got to stop!
“Maybe there’s enough food for now but I can’t guess how long that will last,” said Huang, who has kept his restaurant closed for 10 days. “Hopefully, the government will handle this and we are waiting for news.”
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INTERVIEW: Starbucks to Open 1,500 Outlets in China by 2015

Walking down the streets of Shanghai, you don't have to look far before you might see a

young female professional dangling a luxury handbag from her arm, while holding an Apple

iPhone in one hand and sipping a venti Starbucks...

INTERVIEW: Starbucks to Open 1,500

Outlets in China by 2015

via The China Observer

China's Harvards can't be conjured into existence overnight

"The author is a professor of Chinese at Peking University."
China's universities don't have a good reputation. As a university professor, I know their faults all too well. It's good to keep a critical mind toward universities, but ...
China's Harvards can't be conjured into existence overnight

 

Chinese Test Fail - Confused Laowai

This time it’s a poor fellow who will probably fail his Chinese test. Have a look below.

Chinese Test Fail | Confused LaoWai:

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Bad Year For Christmas Trees Made In China

-"This guy makes $20 million a year and 70% of his sales of plastic Christmas trees were to the USA!"

Forbes
Not too far from where I live there's this corner lot selling live Christmas Trees. With a week to go before Christmas, he's got about 20 left. Every other day I swear the guy takes a permanent marker to his advertising sign and trims another $5 off the price.

Bad Year For Christmas Trees Made In China

 

Made in China: First toys, then apple juice and now garlic? What's next?

CONSUMER ALERT: It's easy to overlook where your food comes from. But when you find out it can be surprising.

"The Chinese have driven the price of garlic really low,'' Howard said. "You're paying more than double for something

grown here in the United States versus something shipped from China.''

Made in China: First toys, then apple juice and now garlic? What's next?

 

Before and after the 1911 Revolution: historical insights into today’s China

"In fact, China’s history from 1800 to 2000 demonstrates that an unchecked state is by far the biggest threat to society."Before and after the 1911 Revolution: historical insights into today’s China | East Asia Forum:

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The Plight of China's Favored Sons

The Plight of China's Favored Sons
New York Times (blog)
Uneducated men from the countryside like Li have the worst prospects because many marriages in rural China are local. Traditional family ties often mean that the first choice for a spouse is someone from the same town. But sex ratios at birth (SRB) ...

Sina Weibo Celebrities Will Soon Overtake Twitter Celebrities

Sina Weibo Celebrities Will Soon Overtake Twitter Celebrities:

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Santa Joins Chinatown Dragons at East Meets West Christmas Parade

MIDTOWN — Santa Claus and dancing Chinese dragons will form an unusual partnership this Saturday for the 

Fifth Annual East Meets West Christmas Parade through Chinatown and Little Italy. 

Santa Joins Chinatown Dragons at East Meets West Christmas Parade "Five years ago we decided to ask our friends in Chinatown to make the parade bigger and better,"  Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20111217/lower-east-side-east-village/santa-joins-chinatown-dragons-at-east-meets-west-christmas-parade#ixzz1gzfwZl70  DNAinfo

Taiwanese (/Chinese) Girls Are Easy | LoveLoveChina

Google This: "Taiwan Girls are" and see what comes up!? Taiwanese (/Chinese) Girls Are Easy | LoveLoveChina:

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Crimes against business in China | East Asia Forum

"results of the first large scale victimisation survey of 5,117 businesses in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xi’an."Crimes against business in China | East Asia Forum: "results of the first large scale victimisation survey of 5,117 businesses in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xi’an."

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Shanghai an Apple foundry deflagration 61 people were injured | Network in China

Shanghai an Apple foundry deflagration 61 people were injured | Network in China:

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Krugman: Will China Break? - NYTimes.com

"Am I describing Japan at the end of the 1980s? Or am I describing America in 2007? I could be. But right now I’m talking about China, which is emerging as another danger spot in a world economy that really, really doesn’t need this right now."
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#OWS, Chinatown Groups March for Answers in Soldier Death

"Pvt. Danny Chen was found dead at an Army base in October, but no new findings in the criminal investigation have been publicized"

OWS, Chinatown Groups March for Answers in Soldier Death NBC New York But no new findings or information have been offered in the two months since Chen's death, according to community groups in Chinatown, where Chen lived.

US Congress fights China on all fronts

Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Prize 1 Year later
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Mad About Shanghai: Chilli Crabs vs Hairy Crabs

Mad About Shanghai: Chilli Crabs vs Hairy Crabs:

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Twelve Two Times: Christmas is here (and so are 60 students)

Twelve Two Times: Christmas is here (and so are 60 students):

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Shanghai church tour | CNNGo.com

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GraceLinBlog: Sunday Chinese School

GraceLinBlog: Sunday Chinese School:

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Splendid Jubilant New Year-The Collection of Chinese Festival Music

Songs like: "Prelude to Spring Festival" and "Song of Joy"