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Tag Archives: China in the News
Capital M Trialogues: On “brand China” and soft power
On Sunday I had the pleasure of participating in an excellent discussion at the Capital-M Trialogue alongside my good friends David Wolf, of Wolf Group Asia, and Kaiser Kuo, of Baidu but probably better known to Imagethief readers as the … Continue reading
Tagged Business, China, China in the News, Media, Politics, Pop Culture, Public Relations, Reputation, Soft Power, Trade, USA
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Sinica: Qihoo vs. Tencent, the plague and British groveling
Apologies – I’m late getting this one posted, but there was no Sinica last week, so you haven’t missed anything, and you’ve already subscribed in iTunes, right? So you don’t even need this? I thought so. Anyway, the week before … Continue reading
Tagged China, China in the News, Crisis Management, Economy, Internet, Sinica, Technology
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Sinica: The most harmonious general plus Li Gang and more
An omnibus installment of Sinica this week as guest host Jeremy Goldkorn, Gady Epstein, David Moser and I dig into virtually every significant (by which I mean, “entertaining”) bit of China news from the last week, including the “Li Gang … Continue reading
Tagged China, China in the News, Crisis Management, Economy, Military, Politics, Propaganda, Public Relations, Sinica
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We all live in (fear of) a yellow submarine
Imagethief’s undergraduate degree is marine biology. This is, as most people know, the usual pathway to a career in PR. It works something like this: Become interested in fish Pass organic chemistry Get a marine biology degree Find out how … Continue reading
Tagged China, China in the News, Journalism, Military, Technology, USA
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Sinica 7: Schoolyard violence with Chinese characteristics
The latest Sinica podcast is up. In this episode, hosted by Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei.org, Forbes Beijing bureau chief Gady Epstein, Chinese journalist Qin Liwen and I discuss the recent rash of school attacks in China. It was great to … Continue reading
Tagged China, China in the News, Crisis Management, Media, Sinica
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Unsolicited advice for Xinhua’s new CNC TV news outfit
To listen to people moan about the fact that China has sixty “Confucius Centers” in the US to America’s zilch-nada in China you’d think the Chinese were wrapping up hearts and minds around the planet while America gets relegated to … Continue reading
Great interview with one of the definitive modern China writers
I recently finished listening to a podcast of a long interview of writer Peter Hessler by Ken Pomeranz, China Beat contributor and UC Irvine history professor. It’s nearly an hour and a half long, and a few weeks old, but … Continue reading
Tagged China, China in the News, Journalism, Writing
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Sinica: Talking Iran and the Shanxi vaccination scandals
The latest Sinica podcast is online now: This week: how should we interpret signs that China may be preparing for an about-turn on Iranian sanctions? Have recent Israeli visits hardened Beijing’s position, or are we seeing quid pro quo linked … Continue reading
Tagged China, China in the News, Coverups, Crisis Management, Politics, Public Relations, Sinica
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A handy cheat sheet for interpreting the Google China story
Should Google have been in China? Did they make the right move in pulling out? Will this influence the Chinese government? What does it mean for foreign businesses in China? Are they evil or not? Who knows? Not me. And … Continue reading
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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