7 min read 0 On China’s ‘Soft Power,’ Pt. 1 John June 28, 2012 For those who live in China, news and discussion about the state of the country […]
2 min read 1 CIA’s Map of Shanghai — in 1982 John April 20, 2012 Recently I was looking for some map files of Shanghai for a cartography project when […]
3 min read 0 Knock-off Culture Claims In-N-Out John December 7, 2011 As everybody knows, China is full of knock-offs. Intellectual Property is a mere suggestion to […]
3 min read 0 Chinese Carousel of Progress John July 19, 2011 The Australian broadcasters SBS released a report of the purported Chinese real estate bubble. Throughout […]
3 min read 1 Ordering Beef and Getting Pork John June 22, 2011 So if there’s one GIANT systemic problem preventing China from becoming a fully industrialized first-world […]
1 min read 0 Ulysses S. Grant Wine — in China John June 21, 2011 It appears Barack Obama isn’t the only president having his image misappropriated by businesses in China. […]
1 min read 2 Z-Visa Photo Spree John May 24, 2011 So in the process of getting my work visa, I stopped at a subway photo […]
2 min read 1 Osama bin Laden Bootleg DVD John May 11, 2011 Even in China the death of Osama bin Laden is big news. Newspapers had his […]