- November 10th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
For those of us involved in the development of new internet media and technology, there is almost a faith-based view that what we are doing has an inexorable, positive force toward ushering in the wor…
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- November 8th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
The title sounds judgmental, but it isn’t in the least. It’s the truth and, more importantly, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. I am, of course, generalizing the China Blogg…
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- November 7th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Guangzhou Min and I boarded a long-distance bus in Guangzhou at 7:55 for what we thought would be a 3 hour drive to Lianzhou. Much of the distance was covered quite quickly on a smooth new highway, sm…
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- November 5th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
It’s been pretty quiet around here lately and we haven’t done much “reviewing” of China as we should have (which probably royally pisses Elliott off). Of course, most of it is…
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- October 29th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Two new, interesting videos are currently up on Blue Ocean Network (BON) featuring host David Moser and guests Jeremy Goldkorn and Michael Anti discussing English Blogs About China. Both Part 1 and Pa…
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- October 25th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
At the opening of the 2009 Taipei International Travel Fair last October 21, Lai Seh-jen, director-general of the Tourism Bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, announced that…
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- October 18th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
“…the Party seems to view itself as more of a shepherd in charge of moving sheep around…than the vanguard of a rising world power.” Andy Keller from Portrait of an LBX suggest…
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- October 17th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Review of the Korean fried chicken restaurant Kyochon's first & only location in Shanghai, China. Lots of boy band Super Junior but a little short on service.Post from: CN ReviewsKyochon: Korean…
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- October 12th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Review of the film adaptation of Jia Mai's espionage thriller novel starring Zhang Hanyu & Zhou Xun as spies fighting the Japanese-controlled puppet government.Post from: CN ReviewsThe Message (…
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- October 11th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Pretty girl with new-spangled platform gates installed along Shanghai's Line 2 Metro, likely to prevent suicide jumpers. I ride the Shanghai Metro regularly to get where I need to go around Shangh…
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- October 4th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
“…Chinese see their history through the lens of chaos/order with the forces of the latter fighting a constant battle against the former.” Jeremiah Jenne of Jottings from a Granite St…
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- October 2nd, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
October 1, 2009. Thursday. National Day. The People’s Republic of China’s 60th anniversary. I woke up in time to catch the flag-raising ceremony, at 10:00am. Soldiers marched towards a pol…
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- September 30th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
A little over 16 hours away from China’s painstakingly prepared and widely anticipated (by Chinese, in both instances) National Day holiday parade, celebrating the People’s Republic of Chi…
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- September 29th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
I read an interesting piece written by Amando Doronila of the Philippine Daily Inquirer that talks a bit about China blogs and their effect on mainstream media like newspapers. Some excerpts: Edito…
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- September 28th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Apparently, Confucius (孔夫子) was born on September 28, 551 BC/BCE. That would make him a Virgo…and now something like 2560 years old. As China’s arguably most famous philosopher, thin…
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- September 27th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Massive traffic pileup in Los Angeles, California “If the U.S. isn’t careful, it might get lapped” Is it just me, or is this ridiculous? I’m not a regular reader of Bryan Wals…
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- September 25th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
At Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting 2009, thought leaders discussed various aspects of innovation. From Ashoka's ideas of cultivating "changemaking" skills among youth, to Stanford's views of…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Qifang.cn, an education microlending platform, announces a new Clinton Global Initiative commitment to partner with non-profit 1990 Institute to access charitable donations to provide educational loan…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
At Clinton Global Initiative, Duke Energy and ENN Group announce a partnership to share best practices and technology in: clean coal, carbon sequestration, biofuel, carbon-capturing algae, natural gas…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
While Jessica Alba graced the stage at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, China seemed vastly underrepresented at the gathering, with only 1 of 33 Plenary Session speakers from China. This…
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- September 24th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Alibaba Group and Grameen Trust announce a new partnership to form Grameen China to serve the very poor in Sichuan and Inner Mongolia. Is this a trend toward Chinese corporate philanthropy or a smart…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Jack Ma, founder, Chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group, shared his “crazy” ideas to create 100 million jobs globally in the 10 years with the members of the prestigious Clinton Global Initiat…
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- September 23rd, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
...and why that is one of the lousiest arguments in the never-ending debate over whether Taiwan is an independent state or merely a renegade province that rightfully belongs to the PRC.Post from: CN R…
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- September 22nd, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
A review and comparison of well-known English-language blogs about China that emphasize translation of original Chinese news, information, and content. Which is the best? The worst?Post from: CN Revie…
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- September 21st, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Review of the online virtual world game, iPartment or "love apartment" (in Chinese), where young Chinese girls decorate homes and "live with" their boyfriends.Post from: CN ReviewsiPartment: Hot Teen…
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- September 20th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Review of China's star-studded epic chronicling the Chinese Civil War between Chiang's Nationalists & Mao's Communists. This film celebrates the PRC's 60th anniversary.Post from: CN ReviewsThe Fo…
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- September 16th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
How did Thomas Friedman's mere suggestion that China's one-party autocracy is more efficient at making decisions label him as demanding Communist revolution?Post from: CN ReviewsAmerican Bias & I…
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- September 14th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Websites like chinaSMACK are as accurate a representation and reflection of foreigners as it is of Chinese people. Why do so many fight racism with more racism? Post from: CN ReviewsForeigners Attacki…
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- September 13th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
A "domestic" Chinese cartoon is exposed by Chinese netizens to have copied numerous character and story elements from popular Japanese anime Pokemon and Naruto.Post from: CN ReviewsCCTV Rips Off Japan…
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- September 10th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
“As long as America remains the largest current market, it sets the standards. The Chinese are going to need Viking refrigerators.” Suggests The Last Psychiatrist while slapping us in the…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Chinese people share their experiences of Han (China's ethnic majority) discriminating against Tibetans or Uighurs (ethnic minorities). One offers a solution.Post from: CN ReviewsStories Of Han Discri…
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- September 9th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Chinese bloggers answer why Kaifu Lee resigned from Google China, how it will affect Google China, and what we can expect from his new startup Innovation Works.Post from: CN ReviewsKaifu Lee: Constrai…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
We're hosting an open conference call with the Supernova Group of UPenn's Wharton School. Kaiser Kuo, Benjamin Joffe, and other leading execs will cover topics, trends in China's consumer internet.Pos…
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- September 6th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
“This is of course typical American paranoia of all points foreign. ‘The natives are savages! We won’t be able to walk the streets in safety!’” I love British people or, rath…
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- September 5th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Kaifu Lee, former President of Google China, leaves to start new Chinese incubator called Innovation Works. The company appears to be funding companies and providing other services to young entrepren…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
How the 2009 Deaflympics, 2009 World Games, and a Dalai Lama visit has reflected upon cross-strait relations between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.Post from: CN ReviewsDeaflympics, World G…
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- September 4th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
A popular video showing the military training all Chinese university students in the PRC are required to undertake is negatively received by Chinese netizens.Post from: CN ReviewsMilitary Training For…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Take a sneak peak of the massive parade being planned & rehearsed in Beijing for the People's Republic of China's upcoming 60th Anniversary on October 1, 2009.Post from: CN ReviewsNational Day Pa…
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- September 3rd, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Kai-Fu Lee resigns as head of Google China. Recently starting to make some market share gains, Google remains a distant 2nd place to Baidu. Could the recent controversy over Google porn have caused…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
In preparation for the World Expo, Shanghai has published a 20 page guidebook to help correct all of those weird, funny, even lovable English mistranslations.Post from: CN ReviewsEliminating Chinglish…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Could the Chinese buy American media to create a false conception of China and Chinese society, culture, values? A psychiatrist examines a spoof by The Onion.Post from: CN ReviewsChina Manufacturing R…
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- August 28th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Famous IT blogger Keso has his Twitter account block. Despite contacting Twitter, the account has not been restored after 48 hours. Is this another case of Silicon Valley ignoring the rest of the wo…
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- August 26th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Calvin Chin, founder/CEO of Qifang.cn, shares advice on social entrepreneurship in China, and shares some details about Qifang.cn, a new person-to-person student loan program.Post from: CN ReviewsQifa…
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- August 11th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Discussion with Rebecca MacKinnon on the emerging uncertain future of the Internet under non-democratic, non-Western countries like China, and new approaches toward US-China relations.Post from: CN Re…
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- August 9th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Why is China's social network site dominated by local domestic Chinese players while foreigners have little success? Do Chinese netizens use SNS differently?Post from: CN ReviewsTop 4 Reasons Why Chin…
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- August 7th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Rumors continue of Apple negotiating with China Unicom to bring the iPhone officially to China. It'll have to compete with grey market imports, fakes, & Google?Post from: CN ReviewsApple & C…
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- August 6th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
MSH China, an insurance services company serving multinational companies, seeks a Customer Service Executive/Account Executive to work full-time in Shanghai.Post from: CN ReviewsWanted: Shanghai Custo…
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
A Stanford professor takes a serious look at The Onion's satire of China, a bunch of good advice on starting a company in China, & expectations of poor people.Post from: CN ReviewsStanford Profes…
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- August 5th, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
We take Innovative Language Learning's ChineseClass101.com for a spin to see if we can learn some real Chinese through their new entrant into this competitive online language learning market.Post from…
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- August 3rd, 2009
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elliottng has posted a new entry on: CN Reviews
Lip-Bu Tan (Cadence), Symbio, & Microsoft shared insights into working with the Chinese government, the difficulty of penetrating inner circle of elites, and reasons for optimism for China 2010.P…
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