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Today's Links: AirAsia flies Beijing, Ma Ying-jeou's Facebook fine and patriotism lessons for Hong Kongers

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-17T04:42:33+07:00

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Brioche Dorée opens its oven doors in the French Concession

Benjamin Cost — 2012-05-16T21:30:00+07:00

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Yu Jianrong's proposal for remembering the Cultural Revolution, which began 46 years ago today

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-16T20:54:27+07:00

]]>Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution and unleashed the Ten Years of Turmoil. I suggest that we set this day aside as a National Day of Reflection. Here's what I've learnt: Blind belief in any one group or leader will not give us true democracy or real rule of law. Without democracy, there can be no freedom or participation in the system, and anyone can turn from unbridled zeal to violence. Without rule of law, there is no way to equitably protect the rights of citizens, and anyone can become a victim." [ more › ]

Economist Mao Yushi on what really goes on behind the gates of the National Development and Reform Commission

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-16T18:21:21+07:00

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Liberation Army Daily warns officials to remain loyal

Shanghaiist — 2012-05-16T17:00:46+07:00

]]>cautioning officials to remain loyal to the ruling Communist Party. [ more › ]

Watch: Fight between Chinese and laowai passenger on train

Horace Lu — 2012-05-16T15:30:29+07:00

A video now going viral on iFeng.com shows a white blonde male putting his feet over the seat before him and a Chinese female passenger's head on a train from Shenyang to Beijing. It is not clear what happened before the start of this video, but the woman was clearly irritated by the man's behavior. She stood up, turned around, and hit the man's feet with a magazine, saying "you are a big shame to your country." ("你真给你国家丢人") [ more › ]

Midweek Music Preview: X is Y CD release, Purple Love Music Festival and Friendly Fires!

Shanghaiist — 2012-05-16T14:30:59+07:00

]]>Midweek Music Preview is our rundown of all the live music happening on stages all around Shanghai. On the docket this week we have David Friesen coming to Wooden box to spice things up with a bit of jazz, plus the much anticipated X is Y album release party, another, smaller, music festival at Big Bamboo, and Friendly Fires hitting up Mao Livehouse! And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. [ more › ]

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2012-05-16T14:30:59+07:00

Watch: Owners of China's first authentic African hair salon speak to China Daily

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-16T10:30:08+07:00

Paul Luyeye and Martha Makuena, the Congolese proprietors of China's first authentic African hair salon located in Beijing speak to China Daily. [ more › ]

3 expat service centres open in Minhang district

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-16T09:00:29+07:00

]]>100-day crackdown against illegal foreigners, but here in Shanghai, three so-called "Foreigners Service Centers" have opened in Minhang district. They aim to help facilitate foreigners' residence, employment registration and visa applications, according to Shanghai Daily [ more › ]

Anti-Chinese sentiment in Singapore up following Ferrari crash caused by Sichuan man

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-16T07:00:21+07:00

]]>blocking of the keyword "Ferrari" on Chinese social networks. Just weeks afterwards, following the downfall of former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai, all of China was obsessing over the veracity of rumours that his son Bo Guagua had picked up the daughters of then-US ambassador Jon Huntsman for a dinner date in a Ferrari. Last week, news of tyre marks left on Nanjing's city wall by a Ferrari during a publicity stunt for the car maker's Chinese dealership left the Chinese public outraged. [ more › ]

Interview: DJ Jam, this Friday at Hiphop Hijack

Shanghaiist — 2012-05-16T05:20:07+07:00

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Watch: South Korea builds world's tallest lego tower

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-16T02:00:50+07:00

Via AFP: "The world's tallest lego tower with more than 50,000 bricks stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium. The lego tower measuring 31.9 meters took five days to build and broke the previous record set in France at 31.6 meters." [ more › ]

Photo of the Day: A one-woman protest

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-16T00:00:06+07:00

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Beware the Snow White / Cinderella kissing scam artist

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-15T22:30:09+07:00

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Watch: The Dalai Lama gets Templeton Prize, Foreign Ministry not pleased

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-15T21:30:11+07:00

China's Foreign Ministry has voiced "strong dissatisfaction" over the awarding of the $1.7 million Templeton Prize to the Dalai Lama at St Paul's Cathedral in London. It has also summoned the British ambassador Sebastian Wood to protest the meeting between UK Prime Minister David Cameron and the Dalai Lama. [ more › ]

The retaliation begins: Flights and tours to the Philippines cancelled, banana imports denied entry

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-15T20:28:50+07:00

]]>hit rock bottom over a little rock known as Huangyan Island to the former and Scarborough/Panatag Shoal to the latter, Chinese authorities seem intent on delivering a blow to their Southeast Asian neighbour where it hurts the most -- the pocket. Just in: China Southern Airlines, one of the three major Chinese carriers, has announced a reduction of its flights to the Philippines, which it said was due to shrinking tourist numbers. [ more › ]

Beijing begins 100-day crackdown on illegal foreigners

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-15T19:14:51+07:00

]]>video of a British tourist sexually assaulting a Chinese woman in public went viral on the Internet, Beijing has begun a 100-day crackdown on foreigners residing and working illegally in the capital. [ more › ]

Australian FM Bob Carr on first official trip to China

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-15T18:00:11+07:00

Australia's newly appointed foreign minister Bob Carr (who came to the post after the dramatic resignation of Kevin Rudd) is now in China on his first official trip as FM. Carr has previously been known to describe the Dalai Lama as a "cunning monk" on his personal blog, but he deleted those remarks shortly after being appointed foreign minister. [ more › ]

Ambassador Gary Locke kneels in front of a child

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-15T17:00:46+07:00

]]>Gary Locke is at it again, giving China no face by doing all those things that Chinese officials won't do. Not content with buying his own coffee, carrying his own backpack, flying cattle class and staying in cheap hotels, Locke has performed his latest "stunt" -- kneeling in front of a child to speak to her. [ more › ]

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2012-05-15T17:00:46+07:00

Dish of the Day: Mangosteen @ any fruit stand

Benjamin Cost — 2012-05-15T16:05:00+07:00

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Foreign Policy magazine publishes Bob Fu's masterplan for turning China over to Jesus Christ

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-15T15:34:19+07:00

]]>ChinaAid, on the Foreign Policy magazine. In the article entitled Jesus loves China, too, the activist who was recently propelled into the media limelight through his advocacy for blind dissident Chen Guangcheng makes scant mention of religious freedom, the stated mission of ChinaAid. Instead, he lays bare his masterplan and agenda -- to "save my homeland, one soul at a time" -- so as to eventually turn China over to Jesus Christ. [ more › ]

Watch: Biking through China's countryside

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-15T07:00:15+07:00

Watch this amazing little video and bike vicariously through Sinostand's Eric Fish. [ more › ]

Today's Links: Dalai Lama, Rebiya Kadeer, Paul Smith, Walter Kwok and more

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-15T05:35:40+07:00

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Womb-renting raises questions on one-child policy

Shanghaiist — 2012-05-14T18:45:56+07:00

]]>Chinese octomom? It seems that in the last five months womb-renting has been skyrocketing, considering the Chinese preference for Dragon babies. That aside, there have been other factors that have added to this rise. [ more › ]

Exposed: Shanghai's super-rich

Shanghaiist — 2012-05-14T17:38:24+07:00

]]>2010 national Chinese census put Shanghai's population at just over 23 million people. With a gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.92 trillion yuan in 2011, the rough average of a typical Shanghai citizen's yearly income should be in the area of 80,000 yuan. What does it mean to be rich in the "Paris of the East" then? China Daily took it a step further on Saturday and exposed the short-list of "super-rich" Shanghai citizens. [ more › ]

Woohoo! US Consulate in Shanghai starts its own air quality monitor

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-14T12:47:41+07:00

]]>two air quality readings instead of one! The US Consulate in Shanghai has followed the Embassy's lead in installing an air quality monitor to measure PM 2.5 concentration as "an indicator of overall air quality in the area surrounding its Huai Hai Middle Road offices". Hourly updates will be provided via Twitter (start following them here!). [ more › ]

Could China rival Silicon Valley?

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-14T12:22:49+07:00

Beijing-based investor Duncan Clark speaks to Australian Network News on the question of whether China could some day rival Silicon Valley. [ more › ]

Japanese writer claims exclusive interview with Bo Xilai

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-14T05:07:00+07:00

]]>Yukan Fuji claims to have had an exclusive interview with former Chongqing chief Bo Xilai on April 26 in Beijing. The two are said to go back some 15 years when Udagawa was chief of legal affairs for a Japanese supermarket and Bo was the mayor of Dalian. Udagawa says Bo told him in the interview that he should have divorced his wife Gu Kailai back in 2000, and that some day he would make a political comeback like Ichiro Ozawa, the former chair of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party who was accused of accepting illegal political donations but eventually declared innocent. [ more › ]

Photo of the Day: Pagoda

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-14T04:34:52+07:00

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Father jumps out of moving car to save child in Wenzhou

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-13T01:30:28+07:00

Via The Daily Telegraph: "A man jumped from a moving car to run to the aid of his four year-old daughter, who fell from the same car at a busy crossroad in Wenzhou city in China's southeastern Zhejiang province." [ more › ]

Dish of the Day: Drunken pigeon @ Ye Shanghai

Benjamin Cost — 2012-05-12T08:00:00+07:00

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2012-05-12T08:00:00+07:00

Brit tourist sexually assaults Chinese woman in Beijing, anti-laowai cyber hysteria ensues

Shanghaiist — 2012-05-11T19:50:00+07:00

]]>Good Samaritan" laowai. Footage of a British tourist sexually assaulting a Chinese woman in a Beijing public scene hit the Web this week, igniting a firestorm of anti-Laowai hysteria in the Weibo-sphere and beyond. [ more › ]

Weekendist: Ballet, Wang Qing exhibition, 20hz, Mother's Day

Shanghaiist — 2012-05-11T19:00:04+07:00

]]>Get ready for a fun filled weekend! Kicking things off is the Quorum Ballet Correr O Fado at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center for a bit of culture along with an exhibition Saturday. But if that's not for you, Bar Rouge is having a throw back party with an "I Love 80s" theme. With summer just around the corner, it will be also the perfect night for a singles party at Geisha, or a night at Boom with brand new party brand 20hz. And don't forget Mother's Day on Sunday! There will be plenty of restaurants with Mother's Day specials. And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. [ more › ]

Stephon Marbury's statue unveiled

Shanghaiist — 2012-05-11T18:39:38+07:00

]]>Stephon Marbury is finally complete. Thanks to an online petition, the Beijing Ducks point guard and former NBA star will now be forever memorialized in China in statue form. [ more › ]

Words of advice from Hu Xijin to Han Han

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-11T16:00:18+07:00

]]>Han Han tweets, he gets at least 10,000 retweets or comments. He is no doubt China's "King of the Microblogs". For such a young person to have such a wide reach, you really don't see this anywhere else in the world. I'd like to say to Comrade Han Han that he has a responsibility to use this power wisely -- to serve the people, and to serve the motherland. Other people can ignore this preachy advice, but he should take this to heart." [ more › ]

Watch: Hamster torture at Shenyang trade fair

Kenneth Tan — 2012-05-11T14:53:15+07:00

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Kim Lee: Chinese law has failed to protect me

Horace Lu — 2012-05-11T14:10:10+07:00

]]>Li Yang, has expressed her frustration with China's legal system in an exclusive interview with Netease, saying Chinese law has failed to protect her from domestic violence. [ more › ]

China, Philippines square off over Huangyan Island

Shanghaiist — 2012-05-11T13:09:21+07:00

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The Funky Chicken: Laris' rotisserie joint hits Pudong

Benjamin Cost — 2012-05-10T22:11:00+07:00

]]>both sides of the Huangpu can sate their longing for rotisserie chicken. The chickens themselves are actually raised in China, but these are no gangly Chinese cluckers, but rather the busty, double-wide, sumo wrestlers of the poultry kingdom that used to grace our Western family tables. So with the urge to rekindle the childhood joy of tearing into that crackling skin of our Sunday roast welling up, we hailed a cab to Pudong. [ more › ]

Man's penis amputated after botched circumcision

Horace Lu — 2012-05-10T20:05:22+07:00

]]>had his penis cut off after what appears to be a botched circumcision procedure just two weeks before his wedding ceremony. [ more › ]