Is the Chinese internet more sophisticated than the rest of the web? Thoughts from Bill Dodson, author of the book China inside out.
Entries Tagged as 'China'
China – integrating offline, diverging online
September 1st, 2011 · No Comments · China, Journalism
Tags:Amcham·Bill Dodson·China·e-commerce·internet·politics·technology
English isn’t anyone’s property
June 21st, 2011 · No Comments · China, Uncategorized
My second guest blogpost for my friends over at English Trackers – the amazing editing and translation services company – who for reasons best known to themselves have committed to posting 100 blogposts in 100 days. Good luck!
Propaganda posters – art that wasn’t about the money
April 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment · China
One of the most interesting places in Shanghai has nothing to do with the city’s roaring commercial energy. It’s the Shanghai Propaganda Art Center, a private collection of Communist Party of China propaganda posters dating from 1949 to 1979.
Tags:art·China·Cultural Revolution·history·Mao·Mao Zedong·poster·propaganda·Shanghai·Yan Lianke·Yang Pei Ming
Dyslexia in China
March 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · China, Journalism
There is almost zero awareness about dyslexia in mainland China, which leads to great frustration among children, teachers and parents and also means many kids miss out on a proper education. That’s something the Lang Lang school in Beijing is aiming to change. My story.
Tags:Avantage·Avantage Ventures·Beijing·business·charity·China·dyslexia·education·Lang Lang·NGO·society
US cash for visas scheme targets China
March 6th, 2011 · No Comments · China, Journalism
America is offering Green Cards to rich foreigners in return for interest-free loans. I was asked by the Atlantic Yards Report blog to go to a roadshow event in Beijing, where I saw US officials and company representatives insist to potential Chinese investors that the “EB-5″ scheme was a risk-free deal – but that isn’t true.
Tags:Atlantic Yards·blog·China·EB-5·green card·New York·Norman Oder·real estate·video
Nipping jasmine in the bud
February 27th, 2011 · No Comments · China, Middle East
Beijing’s authorities moved to squash any attempt at creating a regular Middle East-inspired protest activity outside McDonalds in Wangfujing today, something that perhaps risks becoming a weekly ruck between the police and the foreign media.
Tags:Beijing·China·Jasmine·Middle East·protest·revolution·Wangfujing
Beijing’s “Jasmine Revolution”
February 20th, 2011 · 6 Comments · China, Middle East, Photography
Beijing’s “Jasmine revolution” – the media and the police showed up, all that was lacking was a mass of Chinese demonstrators. Photos and a description of the event.
Tags:Beijing·China·democracy·Jasmine revolution·Middle East·politics·protest
Guest blog at English Trackers
November 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments · China, Uncategorized
Guest post on writing simple English at the English Trackers blog.
North Korea puts pressure on China
November 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · China, Rest of Asia
Interview with Professor Jia Qingguo of Peking University on why China props up North Korea. Relevant to North Korea’s deadly shelling of Yeonpyeong Island on Nov 23rd.
Tags:BON·China·conflict·interview·Jia Qingguo·Korea·North Korea·politics·shelling·South Korea·TV·war·Yeonpyeong·youtube
