As far as so-called paranormal phenomena go, the sighting of UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) is one of the oldest and most common in the West. Is it common in China, too? We weren't sure, so we took to the internet to find out, using extremely informal methods.
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2009 has the potential to be a volatile year for China. The economy is slowing, Charter 08 is reportedly gaining some momentum (Also see ChinaGeeks’ guide to Charter 08), and the year brings two inauspicious anniversaries: the fiftieth anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising in 1959 and the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Incident in...
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Please proceed directly to this excellent piece by Rebecca MacKinnon called “In Talking to China, Remember its People.” For those of you in China, it’s GFW’ed, but here’s an excerpt (courtesy of Shanghaiist): The point is that while these people are not citizens of a democracy, they are by no means an undifferentiated mass...
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With its economy seemingly heading the same direction as America’s, China is taking steps to ensure that its jobless university graduates can, you know, get jobs. Reportedly, they will be offering training and giving loans to companies that hire them, as well as offering smaller loans to graduates who want to start their own...
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Yes, happy year of the ox from everyone here at ChinaGeeks, i.e., pretty much just me. There isn’t much going on because of the holiday, and I seem to have acquired some kind of terrible sickness, so today I’ll just leave you with some links. World Leaders Send New Years Greetings to China (Shanghaiist)...
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Today the New York Times published a piece called Now Hip-Hop, Too, Is Made In China about the emerging Chinese hip-hop scene. It asserts that hip-hop’s popularity is growing fast in China among young and working class people despite the fact that rappers cannot broadcast their music through mainstream channels. As the Times points...
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