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Monthly Archives: March 2010
How to ensure your reincarnation as a frog
Having grown up in “Mediterranean” San Francisco and then lived in Singapore nearly a decade, winter is something of a novelty to me. This is still true even after six years in Beijing. I don’t much like the desiccating cold … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing, Best of Imagethief, China, Religion, Resident Alien, Weird, Whatever
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Free laptops for NPC delegates – it looked good on paper
Update: See David Bandurski’s comment below on the criticism in the media. It is not directed at Lenovo specifically. At least, not yet. Let’s say you’re a company selling some kind of product. Let’s say your product is –let’s just … Continue reading
What the hell is going on at the Global Times?
I’m speechless. (Note: This link has since been killed, but the ones below are still alive.) Is this a new direction for Chinese soft-power? Does the China Daily know? They may have to get their pseudo-Italian-sex-fiend column or risk being … Continue reading
Tagged China, Global Times, Soft Power, Weird
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General retreat!
Well, that didn’t take long. A couple of days ago foreign media reported on a book by PLA Senior Colonel Liu Mingfu calling for China to seek global military supremacy. Today, the China Daily carries a follow-up titled, “China’s military … Continue reading
Tagged China, China Daily, China in the News, Military, Politics, Public Relations
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The mysterious undead tiger conspiracy of the Wanda mountains
As an observer of PR, one of the things I like about China is that the threshold for launching a cover-up is rock bottom. Sure, they can go big, as with the Songhua river benzene spill or the great melamine … Continue reading
Tagged China, Coverups, Environment, Media, Propaganda, Weird
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There’s more to the Great Firewall than technology
Yesterday, in the US, former journalist, academic and blogger Rebecca MacKinnon gave testimony to the senate in a hearing called, “Global Internet Freedom and the Rule of Law.” A couple of days ago, she posted the written version of her … Continue reading
Tagged Censorship, China, Internet, Media, Politics
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Communication drives America’s “China-scare” meme
There’s an interesting article in the Washington Post from former Beijing bureau chief (and author of the good book Chinese Lessons) John Pomfret and his colleague, Steven Mufson looking at the rising “red scare” meme in the US. The two … Continue reading
Tagged China, China in the News, Economy, Politics, Technology, Trade, USA
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It’s winter, so why not roast your head?
Cold in the house today:
Tagged Beijing, Gratuitous Cats, Resident Alien, Whatever
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General alarm!
Another day, another soldier shooting his mouth off (metaphorically). Or, more accurately, publishing a book calling for China to work toward military primacy. From Reuters: China should build the world’s strongest military and move swiftly to topple the United States … Continue reading
Tagged China, China in the News, Military, Nationalism, Politics, Public Relations, USA
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Is Wal-Mart’s eco-consciousness in China more than PR?
Sunday is shopping day in the Imagethief household, so this morning Mrs. Imagethief, Zachary and I bundled ourselves up and headed out to Wal-Mart. Before you gasp in a fit of effete surprise, let me explain. As a card-carrying Bay … Continue reading
Tagged Business, China, Environment, Labor, Public Relations, USA
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