Extra! Extra! War plans, war movies and car chases

• Scotch whisky producer Chivas is a taking a Chinese newspaper to court.
• It's almost World Cup time, and in China we all know what that means -- time to start churning out fake merchandise!
• "The Bush administration has built a new full fledged war plan for China, the first new conventional war plan since the end of the Cold War."
• What does the municipal goverment believe to be one of the biggest potential threats to our city? Skyscrapers. Good thing we're not planning any more of those. (You can also blame skyscrapers for the winds that scream through streets like Nanjing Xi Lu.)
• What do you get when you combine a fast-growing population of new (and self-righteous) drivers and a police force that no one respects? Car chases and explosions on the streets of Shanghai!
• Today's jaywalking links.
• Shanghai Taxi Motto: No drunkards, psychos or injured electricians bleeding profusely.
• Once again, Hong Kong is more competitive than Shanghai. Meh. Who cares?
• Ang Lee's new film will be a Chinese language espionage thriller set in Shanghai during World War II. Adapted from a short story by the late Chinese author Eileen Chang, the movie has the oh-so-exciting working title of Lust, Caution.
• Sick. Sick. Sick: "Henan man buys virginities from 17 girls."
• A Super Voice Girl IPR case in Shanghai.
• Shanghai gas prices on the rise.
• It still amuses us that there is a Chinese internet company called Hurray!. Three cheers for originality!
• Lonely Planet now available in Simplified Chinese.
• Want to read Chinese newspapers? All you have to do is learn 900 characters.

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