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- Top 10 Search List (Aug 27)
- Taobao Now: The Zoku Quick Pop Maker
- George W. Bush’s brother jokes about joining Communist Party; netizens react
- Art Review: ARCOmadrid Comes to Shanghai as a Photography Showcase
- ‘China’s Top Future Leaders to Watch: Biographical Sketches of Possible Members of the Post-2012 Politburo: Cheng Li
- San Gines: The Best Value Churros in Shanghai
- Leaked video: Mitt Romney on his visit to a Chinese factory during fundraiser
- Acid Dumplings [27]
- Panda-monium in France and Australia
- Today's Links: Neil Bush, Jeremy Lin, Uichiro Niwa, German reporters and toilet advice for the men
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- Man Who Forgot His Keys Tries To Rappel Into His Apartment, Which Does Not Work At All
- [CLOSED] WIN Tickets to the Late Night Detention Party at Eden
- Driver Bowls Over Five Girls Standing In Middle Of Road, Then Flees [Graphic]
- Off the Beaten Palate: Stinky tofu
- Happy Ending For Lucky, The Dog That Survived An 18-Story Fall
- The Semi Finals for Shanghai's Best Pizza Competition is Now Open
- TV host Meng Fei on a certain masochistic country
- Top-of-the-Week Links: Ryan Lochte’s sister says really racist thing, Q Live’s misstep at Hot Cat Club, and a Peking University sex scandal
- Chinese criminal gang arrested in Angola
| Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:22 PM PDT In today's Baidu Beat, a daughter attacks her mother on the street, China's Liu Wenbo wins a mixed martial arts title, and the Great Leader of North Korea threatened the US and South Korea with "all-out war" in today's top news stories as of 7:30 AM.
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| Taobao Now: The Zoku Quick Pop Maker Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:18 PM PDT |
| George W. Bush’s brother jokes about joining Communist Party; netizens react Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:10 PM PDT From Sina Weibo Neil Bush, younger brother of the former U.S. president, started using Sina Weibo, China's hugely popular microblogging service in September, 2011. Despite having 120,000 followers, Mr. Bush attracted most of their attention only for his pedigree and was living in the shadow of his famous father and brother. That is, until he sported Chinese revolutionary outfit and thought about becoming a Communist.
In a post he submitted on August 27, he uploaded a picture of himself wearing a green cap with a red star and a Serve the People bag across his shoulder, holding an old days enamel cup printed with Mao's portrait. He commented on his photo in both English and Chinese, "I'm thinking of joining the CCP. What do you think of my accessories? " Most Chinese netizens find Mr. Bush's tongue-in-cheek post and photo hilarious. Some even seized this opportunity to express their discontent with the Party using sarcasm and ridicule. Neil Bush is currently working in China as shareholder and Co-Chairman of CIIC, a Beijing based real estate company. In addition, he works closely with Chinese state-owned enterprise giants, including Shougang Steel and Sinopec, to develop business in the U.S. as well as other parts of the world. Selected netizens' comments from Sina Weibo:
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| Art Review: ARCOmadrid Comes to Shanghai as a Photography Showcase Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:30 PM PDT |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:29 PM PDT  Cheng Li This may be too much inside baseball. But, if you a China political junkie, you will really enjoy another of Cheng Li's terrific contributions, 'China's Top Future Leaders to Watch: Biographical Sketches of Possible Members of the Post-2012 Politburo: Part I, Part II, and Part III.' Here's something about the importance of this work: The composition of the new Politburo, including generational attributes and individual idiosyncratic characteristics, group dynamics, and the factional balance of power, will have profound implications for China's economic priorities, social stability, political trajectory, and foreign relations. To a great extent, these leaders' political position and policy preferences are often shaped or constrained by their personal experience, leadership expertise, factional affiliation, and bureaucratic portfolio. It would be helpful for China watchers overseas to grasp the biographical features of the top Chinese leaders who will likely govern the country for most of this decade and beyond. For me, this is as good as seeing a dozen years of Mr. Romney's tax return. Well, maybe not. |
| San Gines: The Best Value Churros in Shanghai Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:00 PM PDT |
| Leaked video: Mitt Romney on his visit to a Chinese factory during fundraiser Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:00 PM PDT An interesting video has surfaced on Youtube of a speech purportedly by US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made -- we're told -- during a fundraiser. The video appears to have been taken secretly, so you can't really see Romney on the clip, but it sure sounds heck of a lot like him. In the speech, Romney shares with the audience what he saw on a visit to a Chinese factory "back in my private equity days" with a Bain partner. [ more › ]     |
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| Panda-monium in France and Australia Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT At the Zoo Parc de Beauval in France, giant pandas Huan Huan and Yuan Zi live in a home that costs a million dollars a year to upkeep, but the 10,000 people they draw everyday has made it all worth the while for the zoo. Another video after the jump... [ more › ] |
| Today's Links: Neil Bush, Jeremy Lin, Uichiro Niwa, German reporters and toilet advice for the men Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:40 PM PDT  A few links to start off your day: Neil Bush, Jeremy Lin, Uichiro Niwa, German reporters and toilet advice for the men [ more › ] |
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| Man Who Forgot His Keys Tries To Rappel Into His Apartment, Which Does Not Work At All Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT Well, dude, at least you tried. You tried really hard, and you failed equally hard, and the lesson here is that the universe is capable of negating our very best efforts in the most spectacular fashion. The story: the man, surnamed Jian, is a city management official who was called on to check a water leakage from the roof. He forgot his keys and couldn't get back in his apartment, so he strung a hemp rope around his armpits and tried to lower himself into his sixth-floor window. After he was left dangling for 20 minutes — cause, you know, physics — rescue workers arrived on the scene and realized the rope was in danger of breaking any moment, so they told him not to move, let the professionals take over. The man was unconscious and had to be carried to the ambulance. He'll be just fine, assuming his wounded pride doesn't fester. Youku video for those in China after the jump. (H/T Alicia) |
| [CLOSED] WIN Tickets to the Late Night Detention Party at Eden Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:27 PM PDT |
| Driver Bowls Over Five Girls Standing In Middle Of Road, Then Flees [Graphic] Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:04 AM PDT We have no idea why the girls were standing in the middle of the lane, or how the driver of the white Audi didn't see them, or why the black sedan next to the Audi was going so fast. We'll just tell you all we do know: that this happened on Saturday in Haining, Zhejiang province, that one of the girls died, and that the male driver tried to flee. (It's unclear whether he got back in his car and drove away, because we don't see that in the video.) He has since turned himself in to police. Youku video for those in China after the jump.
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| Off the Beaten Palate: Stinky tofu Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:38 AM PDT  We expats have all experienced it. It's late afternoon and you're exiting the metro into a flock of hawkers; the lady with a bazillion different notebooks, the cart with cages of baby rabbits and birds, and if it's winter, the yam guy. Then, before you even see the culprit, you encounter a stench that makes you wonder how a beached whale carcass managed to roll this far inland. You spot the source, an idle square of stinky tofu in a wok across the street. And even as someone who professes "don't knock until you try" and "don't be an ugly tourist," when I first smelled stinky tofu two years ago, I just about blurted out, "who the f*** would eat this stuff?" [ more › ] |
| Happy Ending For Lucky, The Dog That Survived An 18-Story Fall Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:18 AM PDT
Earlier this month we wrote about a Bichon Frise that was tossed out of an 18th-story window in Beijing's Xiandai SOHO because its owner was annoyed with it. Somehow, after landing on the windshield of a Honda, the dog survived. And now we're happy to report — belatedly — that the little guy, named Lucky (of course), is in fact on its way to a full recovery — and a new home. Lucky was initially brought to Doctors Beck and Stone, which has all the details of his incredible convalescence on its website. (Unfortunately there are no permalinks — each update is posted to the front page — so if you're reading this in the far future and the story is no longer there, click on the link that appears at the bottom of this post.) Only four days after his fall, Lucky was outside walking and his skin infections had healed. The day after, August 11, he underwent surgery. In the final update, August 16, we learn that he got fitted with a carbon leg support rod and has since been moved back to Doctors Beck and Stone's central business district hospital, where he was initially treated. One final detail: the person who rescued Lucky — and who is adopting him — is pop star Huang Yong 黄勇. He's been getting a lot of thumbs-up emoticons on Sina Weibo. Apparently Doctors Beck and Stone undertook all costs of Lucky's treatment. "Doctors Beck & Stone will not accept any donations; hence please do not present any donation at any of our hospitals," it said in a statement. "Alternatively please contact animal welfare charity organizations for donations, such as China Small Animal Protection Association, Beijing Animal and Human Environment Education Center, Beijing Small Animal Protection Association, etc." Well done all around. (H/T RFH)
[The Saga of Lucky, as it first appears on Doctors Beck and Stone] |
| The Semi Finals for Shanghai's Best Pizza Competition is Now Open Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:20 AM PDT |
| TV host Meng Fei on a certain masochistic country Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:48 AM PDT  From a historical perspective, there are some countries that are constantly harming the people of other nations, for example Japan. In reality today, however, there are some countries that are constantly harming its own people, and I won't give any examples here. [ more › ] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:30 AM PDT
Listen up, Beijingers: Blue Frog's burgers are enjoyable, but the best Monday dinner deal in town is First Floor's half-price-food Mondays, with happy hour on drinks until 9 pm. If you don't believe me, go tonight and get the chicken burger with egg, which will set you back all of 35 yuan but will be the best chicken burger you've had. I'll be there with links. So in other words… a bad movie. "The opening graphics for Death By China, a scaremongering tract about the corrosive impact of America's free-trade agreement with China, feature a 3-D shot of the continental United States with red, white, and blue flag stripes painted across it. It then shudders, tips, and falls against an all-black surface with a thud. While America is lying there, prone and helpless as a newborn babe, down comes a serrated knife jammed right through the heartland. The label? Made In China. Then blood pours down to reveal the title. This is the level of rhetoric on display in this rabid piece of agitprop, which swamps a number of legitimate arguments against the current trade arrangement between the U.S. and China with the strident brushstrokes of a bad editorial cartoon." [A.V. Club] Ryan Lochte's sister, Megan, did an outrageously racist thing in 2008, in a story just brought to light… "In this four and a half minute clip — shot after the Olympic Games in Beijing — Cucchiella says to Megan, 'Let's talk about China. How long were you there?' Megan replies: // 'We were there for over a week. China was chinked out.' // She then proceeds to use the word 'chink' five more times, describing China as: // 'Chinks, everywhere.' // Cucchiella suggests Megan not use the word 'chink,' and Megan argues: // 'But it, like, fits them, because they're like, chinks!'" [Jezebel] …and then she made up an outrageously dumb excuse. [Jezebel, again, though her original excuse was posted on Celebuzz] In which I find out Q Live has a Chinese edition. "You blatantly disrespected Not There, CNDY & Hot Cat. You cost everyone time & money. For a music magazine, you people behaved like a true confederacy of dunces. Just remember that music & media are people businesses. Anyone that gets a phone call from Q Live, be very goddamn wary." [Jonathan Heeter, Not There Beijing] Q has apparently reached out and "were pretty apologetic," Heeter tweets. Liu Xiang speaks, doesn't convince anyone. "China's star hurdler Liu Xiang insisted he felt 'healthy' just moments before injury ended his Olympic career, as controversy erupted over an alleged cover-up. // …According to reports quoted by Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, broadcaster Yang Jian, who wept live on air, had prepared scripts in advance in case Liu limped out for the second Games running." [AFP] Peking University sex scandal? "The allegations were originally posted on a Sina Weibo registered in the name of Zou Hengfu, a former PKU professor. He claimed that some university officials had inappropriate relationships with waitresses working in a campus restaurant called Mengtaoyuan. // In a post on his Sina Weibo account Tuesday morning, Zou wrote: // Deans at PKU will fornicate with any pretty waitress they see at Mengtaoyuan Restaurant. That is why the business there is so good. With the exception of Zou Hengfu, there are way too many licentious men at PKU. // In a later post, he explained what exactly he meant by 'fornication': // By 'fornication', I'm referring to casual sex, seduction, and the exchanging of money and power for sex. Do not only think about rape. Fornication here means adultery in general." [Sina] Japan tries to buy four of the five Diaoyu Island isles from the Kurihara family, which previously had said they would only sell to the Tokyo government. "The government is making a ¥2 billion bid for the Senkaku Islands as it forges ahead with a plan to bring them under state control around next month, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. // …The Senkaku Islands have been administered by Japan since 1895. China and Taiwan — which know them as Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively — began making claims to them in the 1970s after U.N. studies suggested potentially lucrative gas fields might be near them. Of the five main uninhabited islets, Taishojima, the smallest one, is already owned by the central government, which is leasing the other four." [The Japan Times] Idiots being assholes. "The South China Morning Post reports (behind a paywall) that hundreds of protesters gathered in Dongguan yesterday and marched towards the city's government plaza in Dongcheng District. Before they got there though, riot police arrived and began trying to break up the protest. This inevitably resulted in some scuffles, with protesters throwing objects at the police." [The Nanfang] Asshole being stupid. "At a wine festival held in Changli, a wine producing region in northern China, a bidder in sunglasses paid RMB200,000 (about US$30,000) for two bottles of French white wine. He promptly smashed one bottle on the ground. He hopes this stunt will make more people support China's domestic wine, 'the meaning of which is priceless,' said the unnamed bidder from Beijing, according to media reports. // His message was heard – and widely ridiculed – on Sina Weibo." [Tea Leaf Nation] LeBron James practicing in Beijing interlude: Finally… The reemergence of a censored star microblogger, Zuoyeban. [Tea Leaf Nation] The most famous adoptive mother in China, Lou Xiaoying, nears death. [Behind the Wall] On toilet scenes in Chinese stories. [Paper Republic] Finally, finally…
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| Chinese criminal gang arrested in Angola Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:52 AM PDT  The front pages of various Chinese newspapers yesterday featured the story of 37 Chinese criminal suspects that were arrested for a whole host of misdeeds that they carried out against other Chinese nationals in Angola. The front page of the Jing Daily (晶报) from Shenzhen spells out the gory details: Overseas Chinese in Angola prey on each other. Against their own compatriots, they committed kidnappings, blackmail, prostitution; the 37 criminal suspects were sent home yesterday, 14 of their victims were rescued. The Jing Daily article describes how the 37 suspects – guilty of a whole litany of crimes – were nabbed in Angola in a joint operation by Chinese and Angolan police, and then flown with a chartered plane to Beijing, along with 14 of their victims that were rescued. This parading of the criminal suspects, with handcuffs and face masks, is the result of a process which began at the beginning of this year, when the Chinese Embassy in Angola sent a letter to the Ministry of Public Security in Beijing complaining of a string of serious crimes perpetrated against Chinese nationals in Angola from last year, and asking the Ministry to do something about it. The letter reached the attention of the Minister of Public Security, Li Jianhe (孟建柱), who proceeded to sign an agreement with the Angola Interior Ministry that facilitated the sending of a Chinese task force to Angola to undertake joint operations. An investigation was first launched in May, and it soon uncovered evidence of a few lawless persons of Chinese descent who have been carrying out robberies, kidnappings, extortion and blackmail, prostitution and other crimes in Angola since 2009. The methods used were particularly cruel, including beatings, pouring gasoline over people and burying some alive, and luring some girls from China with false promises only to turn them into prostitutes. By July, a task force was sent over to Angola, where substantial local resources were also mobilized, including a special detachment of the president's own guard. Finally, early in the morning on the 1st of August, the gang's hideout in the capital Luanda was surrounded by the joint task force. Members of the police knocked on the door, but nothing happened. After ten minutes, the police started knocking on the door and shouting loudly. Eventually, after another five minutes passed, someone opened the door and the police rushed in, finding four males inside. In a number of other operations implemented at the same time, the rest of the gang was rounded up, and 14 victims of Chinese nationality were freed. The following images illustrate how a few other newspapers yesterday presented the arrest of the criminal gang in Angola. Links and sources  |
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