It may not be as well-produced as the Chinese song about rising housing prices1, but rising inflation has finally inspired its own song. The song is a parody of an already well-known tune called “The Sound of Applause” (掌声响起来, listen here). The parody version is called 涨声响起来, roughly translated as “The Sound of Rising...
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Yesterday’s New York Times — or maybe it was the day before’s, I get confused by the time differences — carried two very interesting op-ed pieces. In a way, they seem to be meant to read as a sort of point, counterpoint-style discussion. One...
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Are things getting worse in China?
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Another rejected op-ed from the Global Times.
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It starts early. When the most recent Wikileaks dump broke, most of the folks in China news circles were focused on its supposed revelations about China’s support (or lack...
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There's no lack of enthusiasm for building new homes in the countryside, but there may be a dangerous lack of expertise.
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