Protest in Guangzhou: Why would you burn garbage?
Barbie Spa: For the cosmopolitan plastic beauty in you
Obama in China: Long gone, and still headlinin'
Lot o' Hotpot: Three Travellers
Dear Slate, yes there are chocolate bars in China
- Taiwan to Allow Dalai Lama Visit [NY Times] "The president of Taiwan said Thursday that he would allow the Dalai Lama to visit the island next week, a move likely to infuriate China and jeopardize rapidly improving relations between Taipei and Beijing. The Tibetan spiritual leader is expected to arrive Monday for a six-day tour of southern Taiwan, which was ravaged by a typhoon three weeks ago that left at least 650 dead."
- Thousands of Myanmar refugees flowing into Yunnan [Go Kunming] "An attempt by Myanmar's ruling military junta to bring rebel ethnic fighters under its control has led to escalating tensions, reports of fighting and a looming specter of war, with thousands of refugees fleeing into southwestern Yunnan, according to a Reuters report. China- and Thailand-based media outlets have reported that on August 8 the Myanmar army sent hundreds of troops to the region of Kokang in the country's northeastern Shan State. Kokong, which has held to a 20-year ceasefire with the Myanmar government in Yangon, is home to many ethnic Chinese as well as other ethnic groups."
- Conrad Black: Much ado about China [National Post] "Overblown announcements heralding the supposed coming of the Age of China have become a staple of journalistic futurism in recent years. When Maclean's magazine banners across the top of its cover "When China Rules the World," as it did last month -- and it is not a Monty Python send-up of swarms of incomprehensible people in Mao suits -- I know it is time to raise a peep of dissent."
- China's internet: the wild, wild East [Telegraph] "The Chinese Internet is not for ninnies. On the one hand, the government regulates websites and Internet services with a heavy hand. On the other hand most of China's more than 300m Internet users are under 30 and highly excitable. When it's fun, the Chinese Net seems like a wonderfully anarchic playground; when it turns nasty, it's a nightmare from Lord of the Flies."
- Li Ka-shing among Fortune's top 14 philanthropists [China Daily] "Hong Kong business tycoon Li Ka-shing was ranked ninth in Fortune Magazine's list of the world's 14 most generous billionaire donors when the list was released Wednesday, Xinhua reported Thursday. Li has donated nearly $1.37 billion. He famously once called his Li Ka-shing Foundation his "third son", and has promised to give one-third of his $16.2 billion fortune to charity."
- Netizen detained for “spreading rumor” [Global Voices Advocacy] "A netizen Xiong Zhongjun has been detained by Hubei police for questioning the identity of a car accident driver on the Internet. The 10-day detention started on 21 of August according to Xinhua report. The car accident, which led to the death of a young man, took place in Hangzhou on 7 of May 2009 and the driver was identified as Hu Bin, a young man with wealthy family background."
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Seven southern counties inviting Dalai are inhabited by Christians. Really pleased the “at least 650 dead” will have blessing from pray of a Buddhism monk, though the real purpose of his visit is to cheer up his independent DPP pal behind the bar. Pity if with Kadeer there, they could really make a perfect threesome united front.