Posts Tagged tiananmen square
The 7 Best 5-Star Hotels in Beijing
on May 16, 2010 by admin in Beijing, Comments (0)
If you intend to visit Beijing to watch the Olympics and experience the gathering of nations firsthand, there is no shortage of quality hotels within this great Chinese city […]
Beijing Coma: A Novel
on May 1, 2010 by admin in Beijing, Comments (5)
Product Descriptionof Wei was unconscious for almost a decade. A medical student and a pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in June 1989, he was hit by a bullet s-soldier, […]
National Geographic Traveler: Beijing
on April 18, 2010 by admin in Beijing, Comments (1)
ISBN13: 9781426202315 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionNational Geographic Traveler: Beijing presents a comprehensive portrait of the city, including the dramatic changes it […]
Britpop comes to China Part Two: Shanghaiist Interview Mani
on April 17, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)
British rock legend, Mani, a member of The Stone Roses and now of Freebase and Primal Scream, comes to Shanghai this evening (Friday April 16th) for the first gig […]
Liao Yiwu stopped from attending German literary festival
on March 5, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)
Liao Yiwu. Photo by AP On Monday, outspoken Chinese poet Liao Yiwu had barely boarded his flight from Chengdu to Cologne when he was ordered to get off. Liao […]
China Daily and its "stunning" makeover
on March 3, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)
This week, China Daily got the biggest makeover in its 29-year history. Among the variety of “stunning” changes are a brand new masthead, an incorporation of visual elements using […]
Shanghaiist Sunday Show: They Chose China
on March 1, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)
If you were a fan of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Shui-Bo Wang’s Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square, you will also love his feature documentary, They Chose China, which tells the story of some […]
Shanghaiist Sunday Show: Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square
on February 7, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)
Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square (French: Le jour se lève sur la place Tienanmen) is a 1998 National Film Board of Canada short animated documentary directed by Shui-Bo Wang which received […]
Today’s Links: Class ceilings, imagined anti-foreigner political parties, and media summits
on October 13, 2009 by Ben Pollok in news, Comments (0)
- China’s class ceiling [LA Times] “China is the only ancient civilization in human history to have reemerged as a major force in the world. And Chinese are rightly proud of this. So why rock the boat? It is better to be ruled by boring technocrats like Hu who will keep things nice and steady. This is not the story one might hear from unemployed workers in the rust belts of northeastern China, or from rioting farmers in Guangdong province who have been pushed off the land by greedy developers working in tandem with corrupt party officials. Nor is this view necessarily shared by the brave lawyers willing to take on some of those corrupt officials, or intellectual dissidents who still get arrested for arguing that Chinese should be entitled to basic democratic rights. But it is the common line taken by people who benefit most from the current wave of fun, fashion and prosperity — the new urban elite, some of whom are pampered children of Communist Party bosses.”
- What If China Had a Second Political Party Tomorrow? [The New Yorker] “On the prospects for multi-party democracy: If you had a second party alternative in China now, I think it would be an anti-foreign party. What else could you see as a platform to challenge the Communist Party, but to oppose the foreigners who are “buying up Chinese resources”?… There has to be a period of generally unfolding democracy. Not bang, all at once. And I think that will happen. I think it’s happening much too slowly.”
- Editorial Dispute Threatens Caijing, a Chinese Magazine [NYTimes] “The owners of the magazine have recently come under pressure from some within the government to tone down or drastically alter Caijing’s aggressive journalism, people at the magazine say. Caijing’s managers have told staff members that they have been fighting to maintain the magazine’s editorial integrity. Caijing’s managers have been seeking to create a more independent publication by changing the magazine’s shareholding structure, seeking outside investors and pressing the owners to allow some employees to own a stake in the magazine. They also want a larger share of the magazine’s profits to be invested in new operations, including an English-language Web site.”
- Tiananmen dissident family presses for his release [AP] “Family and lawyers of an exiled leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests pressed for his release Monday, nearly a year after he was sent to a mainland Chinese jail while trying to return to his homeland. Zhou Yongjun, a permanent U.S. resident on track to become a naturalized citizen, was trying to enter Hong Kong in September last year when he was stopped by local officials and handed over to mainland Chinese authorities.”
- Global Media Summit in China Invites Access Questions [TIME] “As China marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PRC and the 30th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s reform and opening policies, there are countless examples of how the country has changed over the decades. In the sphere of foreign media coverage, perhaps the most obvious came last week, when 300 news executives arrived in Beijing for the country’s first World Media Summit, held Oct. 8 through Oct. 10. President Hu Jintao addressed the gathering, saying China would “safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of foreign news organizations and reporters and facilitate foreign media coverage of China in accordance with China’s laws and regulations.” He noted the growth in the foreign media’s coverage of the country and called on the foreign press to “deepen the world’s understanding of China.” “
- China bans foreign investment in online games industry [Reuters] “China has banned foreign investment into its lucrative online games industry in an effort to tighten control over its virtual worlds. China’s video game industry regulator the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and copyright watchdog issued a circular on Saturday prohibiting foreign investment in domestic online gaming operations through joint ventures, wholly owned enterprises and cooperatives.”
Today’s Links: Censorship, Mao’s revolution, and pretty uni girls
on September 28, 2009 by Elaine Chow in news, Comments (0)
- China’s censorship arms race escalates [RConversation] “Last week the China Digital Times reported that the photo above (click here to view full size original) has been making the rounds in Chinese blogs and chatrooms. It is an image of a “computer science float” for Thursday’s National Day parade, onto which somebody has photoshopped a screenshot of the Internet Explorer error message familiar to anybody who has ever tried to access a blocked website in China: “This page cannot be displayed.” As the 60th birthday of the People’s Republic of China approaches, Internet users in China are complaining that the Internet has become even more difficult to use than ever before. Not only has the number of blocked websites increased, but the most popular censorship circumvention techniques and technologies have come under attack.”
- ‘City of Life and Death’ wins Spanish film award [AP] “Chinese director Lu Chuan’s film “City of Life and Death” has won the top prize at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival. The movie, a sensitive and balanced depiction of a traumatic moment in China’s history known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, deals with a six-week period in 1937-38 following the Japanese capture of the Chinese city of Nanking.”
- Mao’s revolution at 60: He wouldn’t recognize it [The Globe and Mail] “This Thursday, as tanks and missiles roll through Tiananmen Square in Beijing and fireworks explode overhead to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Communist China, a retired factory worker will gather with her children and grandchildren in this historic city on China’s booming east coast, and sigh a little – regret mixed with relief – at what those six decades have brought them.”
- ‘Ghost Town’ and Guerilla Filmmaking From China [NYTimes] “Like independent filmmakers everywhere, Mr. Zhao worked with no guarantee of an audience, or even a place to show his work. By his estimates only a few thousand people have seen “Ghost Town” in China since he finished it last year. Several hundred more are scheduled to see it Sunday afternoon when the film has its international premiere at the New York Film Festival. But what makes Mr. Zhao’s commitment particularly noteworthy is that his project was apparently illegal.”
- Top Ten Universities in China with the Most Beautiful Girls [ChinaHush] “We have already uncovered the top ten cities in China with the most beautiful women. While some argued the list was highly opinionated, some liked it and said it had some truth to it. Now do you want to know which university in China has the most beautiful girls? This list from ifeng ranks the top ten. Attention! Guys who are preparing for the university entrance exam, this list is for reference only, studying is still more important, do not study while thinking about pretty girls otherwise you might miss bigger things.”
- Could a Mixed-Race Contestant Become a Chinese Idol? [TIME] “In many ways, Lou Jing is a typical young woman from Shanghai. Pretty and confident, she speaks Mandarin heavily accented with the lilting tones of the Shanghai dialect and browses the malls of this huge city for the latest fashions. But there is one thing that distinguishes this 20-year-old from her peers, something that has made her the unwitting focus of an intense public debate about what exactly it means to be Chinese: the color of her skin. Born to a Chinese mother and an African-American father whom she has never met, the theater student rocketed into the public consciousness last month when she took part in an American Idol-esque TV show, Go! Oriental Angel.”
- Craig Stephen’s This Week in China: Testing time for China’s new board [MarketWatch] “Only days ago it looked as if the new GEM market had timed its launch to perfection with record interest in China IPOs. But last week two new issues in Hong Kong, as well as the Shanda Games Nasdaq listing, all closed below their issue price. See full story on Shanda IPO. China’s long awaited new second- board and its listing pioneers could face a tough initiation. The new board is positioned as China’s answer to Nasdaq and will cater to innovation-orientated start-up and tech based companies.”
Hairman Mao
on August 23, 2009 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)
What in the what! That’s a sculpture of Tiananmen Square almost entirely made of human hair! And according to Reuters, it has a couple of hairy monument siblings: A […]
Hey Kids, Why China?
on August 13, 2009 by admin in Expats, Comments (0)
Obviously straining for yet another useful lesson on a busy Saturday afternoon, yesterday I took the fateful leap and informed a few of my classes that Andrea and I […]
Beijing Holiday (Finale)
on by admin in Expats, Comments (0)
May Holiday (Finale) We awoke early on the morning of the 3rd and once again met Mike and Barb in our hotel lobby. Our destination for […]
Beijing Holiday (3)
on by admin in Expats, Comments (0)
Like our prayers had been answered, we awoke again to another bright, clear sunny day. Andrea, Ivy, Mike, Barb and I headed out for a nice walk towards […]
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