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- 'Empire of the Sun' author J.G. Ballard dies [USA TODAY] "Writer J.G. Ballard, best known for the autobiographical novel Empire Of The Sun, which drew on his childhood detention in a Japanese prison camp in China, died Sunday, his agent said. He was 78."
- No-Drama Obama China Policy [JLM Pacific Epoch] There is no split in the Obama administration when it comes to China policy. Non-naïve, non-ideological, clear-eyed and serious engagement is where this relationship is headed. It looks like Obama will be coming to China after the APEC meetings in November. Look for the White House to use its star-power to reach out directly to the Chinese people.
- Porsche Introduces a Luxury Sedan to the Chinese Market [NY Times] "Company executives said that the car would start at $89,800 in the United States and more, sometimes much more, in countries with higher taxes. The turbo version with a V-8 engine will cost 2.5 million yuan, or $366,000, in China, which has stiff import taxes and heavy taxes on family vehicles with large engines."
- Ai Weiwei: “Gangsters in the Government” [ChinaGeeks] "This is an original translation of an essay from Ai Weiwei's blog. Previously, we've reported on Ai Weiwei's "Citizens' Investigation" project, in which he is attempting to compile the names of students killed in the Sichuan earthquake, and the roadblocks that seem to keep getting thrown in front of him by government officials. In this essay, he goes into much more depth, as well as offers his own opinions about the motivation of the officials and the system behind them. It's long, but we strongly urge you to read all of it, it's fascinating."
- China Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak in Tibet [The Chosun Ilbo] "Chinese officials have confirmed a new outbreak of bird flu among poultry in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. The official Xinhua news agency quoted China's ministry of agriculture as saying officials found the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which can be fatal to humans, in poultry sold at a market in Lhasa on April 12."
- China's Middle Class [National Geographic Magazine] "For China's emerging middle class, this is an age of aspiration—but also a time of anxiety. Opportunities have multiplied, but each one brings pressure to take part and not lose out, and every acquisition seems to come ready-wrapped in disappointment that it isn't something newer and better. An apartment that was renovated a few years ago looks dated; a mobile phone without a video camera and color screen is an embarrassment. Classes in colloquial English are fashionable among Shanghai schoolchildren, but everything costs money."
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Ai Wei Wei shud shut up. No one is interested in listening to his nonsense.
As opposed to your cranky ass, upon whose every word the entire world hangs in breathless anticipation.
I'm interested!