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Tag Archives: China
The Chinese Don’t Know of the Fortune Cookie
Alas, they do not. Ernie had written a post earlier in the year on where exactly the origins of the fortune cookie came from. So when I saw this video on Hyphen, I was actually not too surprised that the … Continue reading
Chinese “Shanzhai” Brands
This lesson is courtesy of chinaSMACK.com: “Shanzhai” (山寨) = shan1 zhai4 = literally “mountain stronghold” in reference to historical warlord holdouts that were outside of government control. A “shanzhai” edition product thus refers to products outside of government regulations that … Continue reading
“Factory Girls” Teaching Western Women About Feminism
I recently came across the book Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China on Jezebel — my favorite feminist blog — and was surprised to not only see a mention of Asians, but a population of women … Continue reading
Negativity Against China: Scrutinizing the Scrutiny
In a year that was meant to be prosperous, honorable, and filled with good fortune, China has gotten off to a bad start. Less than six months into 2008, the Middle Kingdom has already experienced significant natural disasters, mounting criticism … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics
Tagged China, Negative publicity, Negativity against China
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Deaths feared at five thousand in China 7.8 quake
Near Chengdu, China in the Sichuan province, a 7.8 earthquake struck. After shocks were felt all over the country as news spread like wildfire across world news. People everywhere evacuated out to the streets since it is said to be … Continue reading
Electric bicycles on the rise in China
With gas prices on the rise, even with the car manufacturing boom in China, most people still cannot afford to own a automobile. Thus, they’re moving to the next best thing. Electric bicycles. Truthfully, anyone that has ever ridden in … Continue reading
Let’s scare people: Guangzhou markets and SARS
You know it’s a slow news day when the media, let alone an organization like Reuters throws out a report like such. Let’s create a scare! Yes, the world isn’t screwed up enough that we need to make everyone freaked … Continue reading
ChinaExpat: China as the next Japan?
China Expat makes some interesting observations in comparing the latest Chinese growth to current day Japan. It’s interesting the perspectives taken are a very westernized look at how China compares up with the rest of the world. Westerners seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations
Tagged American, capitalism, China, chinese, communism, government, Japan, West
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Chinese-Americans Not American enough to Teach English in China
So what if I know more about dangling participles and comma splices than the typical white American? I’d be unqualified to teach English in China because of my skin color. An article in the L.A. Times reports on the blatant … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, WTF
Tagged China, Discrimination, disgusting, racism
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With great manufacturing, comes great pollution
The Chinese are overtaking the US in many things. As said before, one was manufacturing. What’s interesting is that with all this manufacturing requires a lot of power. LOTS of it. And thus, they’re building about one coal plant every … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Politics
Tagged , China, coal plant, energy, Kyoto Protocol, manufacturing, plant, pollution, power, power plant
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