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Mood: thoughtful
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DEALING WITH CHINA
15 April 2008 @ 04:23 pm
30 March 2008 @ 07:36 pm
Journalist Ted Fishman, in his book China Inc., writes about how China is growing to dominate the world.
I haven't taken the time to read his arguments, but I am pretty sure China will not become a global superpower anytime soon. The following email sent to me from a Chinese college student is my proof:
"Hi Bob,
I haven't taken the time to read his arguments, but I am pretty sure China will not become a global superpower anytime soon. The following email sent to me from a Chinese college student is my proof:
"Hi Bob,
This is Jin , how is everything going ? It must be fineJ
Sorry for writing is letter so late .We got to Orland , FL safty , and we are very buzy this days, making up our apartment ,going to supermarket for our daily goods, we cook ourselves ,and I have a perfect cooking skills , WELCOME TO HAVE A TASTE :)
Orlando is very very beautiful ,it is a nice place to live ,but it is hot ,I have already wear short T-shirt and knickers, when I got off the airplane , I say to myself ---oh my god ,what should I wear in Auguest !?
Today is my first day to training class, it is ineresting , I got 3 gifts ,one is SNOW WHITE,the other is DONAL DUCK , and a little FAIRY , there are very nice , and I like them very much (*^__^*)
ok , good luck and best wishes!
Pass you some my pictures , very Chinese girl !
Hoping for your replay !
Regards
Jin"
(Email is unedited)
Mood: sick
19 March 2008 @ 07:11 pm
Li Yuan, of the Wall Street Journal, reports on Niu Gensheng founder of China Mengniu Dairy Group:
"Mr. Niu's parents were so poor that they sold him for 50 yuan to a couple when he was barely a month old. (That's about $7 at the current exchange rate, but it was more than a month's salary for average Chinese then.)"
"Mr. Niu's parents were so poor that they sold him for 50 yuan to a couple when he was barely a month old. (That's about $7 at the current exchange rate, but it was more than a month's salary for average Chinese then.)"
Mood: loved
17 March 2008 @ 03:30 pm
YouTube in has been blocked, reports the Guardian.
"China's internet clampdown came over the weekend, following the outbreak of widespread unrest and violence in Tibet last week, and has hit websites including Yahoo, YouTube and Guardian.co.uk."
It's a shame no one in China will be able to see today's most viewed video.
"China's internet clampdown came over the weekend, following the outbreak of widespread unrest and violence in Tibet last week, and has hit websites including Yahoo, YouTube and Guardian.co.uk."
It's a shame no one in China will be able to see today's most viewed video.
Mood: uncomfortable
20 February 2008 @ 11:30 pm
BBC reports on China's oppressive government:
"Alcohol makers in a central Chinese province plan to challenge a ban on government officials drinking during their lunch break.
...Some officials said they had found it useful.
'Since the ban took effect, I have fallen into the habit of not drinking at midday on workdays,' Xinhua quoted one official as saying."
"Alcohol makers in a central Chinese province plan to challenge a ban on government officials drinking during their lunch break.
...Some officials said they had found it useful.
'Since the ban took effect, I have fallen into the habit of not drinking at midday on workdays,' Xinhua quoted one official as saying."
Mood: stressed
15 January 2008 @ 03:58 pm
Try to make it to 7:05, to see Rudd impress the CCTV interviewer.
Mood: indifferent
29 December 2007 @ 03:10 am
Reuters reports on how Obama views children's toys.
"'I would stop the import of all toys from China. Now, I have to say that that's about 80 percent of toys that are being imported right now,' the Illinois senator told voters."
Christmas must be fun at his house.
"'I would stop the import of all toys from China. Now, I have to say that that's about 80 percent of toys that are being imported right now,' the Illinois senator told voters."
Christmas must be fun at his house.
Mood: aggravated
10 December 2007 @ 08:27 pm
Here is a graphic that has been repeatedly aired on CNBC.
This makes inserting needless Chinese words into English text seem acceptable. There is no reason to replace the letter "I" with a "hand" radical.
This makes inserting needless Chinese words into English text seem acceptable. There is no reason to replace the letter "I" with a "hand" radical.
Mood: distressed
26 November 2007 @ 06:57 pm
Sohu video blogs has has some very interesting material.
The title of the video is roughly, "Bored Man Slips Bottle Into Anus, The Process of Removing it is Like Giving Birth."
The title of the video is roughly, "Bored Man Slips Bottle Into Anus, The Process of Removing it is Like Giving Birth."
Mood: grumpy
20 November 2007 @ 09:55 pm
With an article for The New Yorker, Peter Hessler is doing his part to improve Western media's reporting on China.
"The [driving] course ended with a week and a half on the road. At noon, the class had lunch, where everybody drank beer, including the coach, and then they continued to drive."
"The [driving] course ended with a week and a half on the road. At noon, the class had lunch, where everybody drank beer, including the coach, and then they continued to drive."
Mood: chipper
20 November 2007 @ 01:38 am
Shhh!
This long.
This small.
And this tall.
Nose kisses! Umm.
Stop!
Passing it.
One handshake.
Two handshakes.
Tea time, yummy.
Jiabao got an 'A'.
Hello?
This has gone too far.
This long.
This small.
And this tall.
Nose kisses! Umm.
Stop!
Passing it.
One handshake.
Two handshakes.
Tea time, yummy.
Jiabao got an 'A'.
Hello?
This has gone too far.
Mood: enthralled
15 November 2007 @ 03:06 pm
Reuters reports on the cooking oil crisis in China:
"The high prices have led to panic buying of cooking oil by Chinese in some cities and were blamed for a stampede over the weekend at a Carrefour store, as shoppers scrambled for cut-price cooking oil."
"The high prices have led to panic buying of cooking oil by Chinese in some cities and were blamed for a stampede over the weekend at a Carrefour store, as shoppers scrambled for cut-price cooking oil."
Mood: impressed
27 October 2007 @ 06:50 pm
Kevin Rudd, Australian Labour Party leader and prime ministerial hopeful, eats his ear wax (back left in the first video). Mr. Rudd also speaks Chinese. No word on how he answers his phone.
Ear Wax Eating
"Panda Pandering"
Ear Wax Eating
"Panda Pandering"
Mood: okay
26 October 2007 @ 01:44 pm
Alan Paul, who can't tell the difference between a first and last name, is a writer I despise. Writing for Slam and Guitar World has uniquely positioned this following spouse to write painful articles about China for the Wall Street Journal. I hope readers are still being protected from his writings by password.
"I drove up the road with our ayi (nannie) Ding the other day and asked her in Chinese why she thought this [construction] was all happening. "Yinwei (because) next year Olympics come," she said in our usual Chinglish style."
Update: This seems to be a theme of his. From his blog:
"I was walking down a narrow, usually quiet downtown street with my Chinese teacher Yechen. The sidewalks were being torn up, walls were being rebricked, you had to cross over two-by-fours to enter stores. We asked a resting worker what was going on. "For the Olympics," he said after chugging some water."
"I drove up the road with our ayi (nannie) Ding the other day and asked her in Chinese why she thought this [construction] was all happening. "Yinwei (because) next year Olympics come," she said in our usual Chinglish style."
Update: This seems to be a theme of his. From his blog:
"I was walking down a narrow, usually quiet downtown street with my Chinese teacher Yechen. The sidewalks were being torn up, walls were being rebricked, you had to cross over two-by-fours to enter stores. We asked a resting worker what was going on. "For the Olympics," he said after chugging some water."
Mood: uncomfortable
23 October 2007 @ 08:29 pm
Reporting from the China Daily seems to be on par with anything from the US.
"Jackie Chan's beloved golden retriever went missing last week and the action star is "heartbroken," Chan's Web site said Tuesday."
"Jackie Chan's beloved golden retriever went missing last week and the action star is "heartbroken," Chan's Web site said Tuesday."
Mood: distressed
20 October 2007 @ 12:38 am
Famous writer, James Fallows is catching on. Finally some reporting on China that makes sense, well only if you skip to the last point (number 9) and I suggest you do. Read on here.
Mood: rejuvenated
18 October 2007 @ 10:33 pm
Jan Kiely, the American Co-Director of Hopkins-Nanjing Center, doesn't get it yet. Please see my analysis. The passage taken from a print brochure.
"With an invitation from Sichuan University (四川大学) and the firm coaxing of our neighbors, Harvard China historian John Fairbank and his wife Wilma, how could we not go? My subsequent encounter with early "opening and reform" (改革开放) China, with Chinese language and with a remarkable groupof [sic] schoolmates at Chengdu Middle School Number Seven (成都七中) inspired in me an inexhaustible fascination.
...I spent extended stints at Beijing University (北京大学) and Nanjing University (南京大学), studying, conducting research, and also teaching and directing study programs for American students.
I have twice lived in Nanjing, met and married my Nanjing ren (南京人) wife there..."
Analysis:
This introduction was written for an English speaking audience, I know this because it's in English. There is no need to have Chinese inserted throughout the text. To a person who can't read Chinese, it adds nothing. Anyone who can read Chinese would not have a problem recognizing the simple and direct English translation for these Chinese names and phrases.
This needs to stop.
"With an invitation from Sichuan University (四川大学) and the firm coaxing of our neighbors, Harvard China historian John Fairbank and his wife Wilma, how could we not go? My subsequent encounter with early "opening and reform" (改革开放) China, with Chinese language and with a remarkable groupof [sic] schoolmates at Chengdu Middle School Number Seven (成都七中) inspired in me an inexhaustible fascination.
...I spent extended stints at Beijing University (北京大学) and Nanjing University (南京大学), studying, conducting research, and also teaching and directing study programs for American students.
I have twice lived in Nanjing, met and married my Nanjing ren (南京人) wife there..."
Analysis:
This introduction was written for an English speaking audience, I know this because it's in English. There is no need to have Chinese inserted throughout the text. To a person who can't read Chinese, it adds nothing. Anyone who can read Chinese would not have a problem recognizing the simple and direct English translation for these Chinese names and phrases.
This needs to stop.
Mood: annoyed
16 October 2007 @ 05:17 pm
It ends up Scots can read, they even have a newspaper.
"Security was tight outside the Great Hall of the People for the 17th Communist Party Congress. Inside, there was some talk of Minzhu - democracy - but not in a way the West would recognise.
...Mr Hu used the Chinese word for democracy - Minzhu - more than 60 times in the speech,"
"Security was tight outside the Great Hall of the People for the 17th Communist Party Congress. Inside, there was some talk of Minzhu - democracy - but not in a way the West would recognise.
...Mr Hu used the Chinese word for democracy - Minzhu - more than 60 times in the speech,"
Mood: nerdy
16 October 2007 @ 05:15 pm
Reuters reports: China memo questions loyalty of Communist Tibetans.
"Radio Free Asia (RFA) quoted the memo directly, saying it accused internal dissidents of "suckling at the breast of the Chinese Communist Party, while calling the Dalai Lama mother"."
"Radio Free Asia (RFA) quoted the memo directly, saying it accused internal dissidents of "suckling at the breast of the Chinese Communist Party, while calling the Dalai Lama mother"."
Mood: hot
10 October 2007 @ 12:13 pm
Famous writer, James Fallows, is whining.
"Five minutes after the movers show up, to collect all the goods from our Shanghai apartment for shipment to Beijing, I see, via my Atlantic colleagues, this new report on the most- and least-livable among 72 of the world's major cities.
The good news for my wife and me is that we're leaving city #71, the next-to-worst!
The bad news ...
5 Worst:
68. Bangkok
69. Guangzhou
70. Mumbai
71. Shanghai
72. Beijing"
"Five minutes after the movers show up, to collect all the goods from our Shanghai apartment for shipment to Beijing, I see, via my Atlantic colleagues, this new report on the most- and least-livable among 72 of the world's major cities.
The good news for my wife and me is that we're leaving city #71, the next-to-worst!
The bad news ...
5 Worst:
68. Bangkok
69. Guangzhou
70. Mumbai
71. Shanghai
72. Beijing"
Mood: cold