Extra! Extra! Male models, love for Darwin and consumer spending

Photo from People's Daily

We've seen a lot of hotties selling cars - but never have they been male, until now. In Guangzhou. [WSJ]
Charles Darwin is popular in China! Though he never set foot in the country, his theory has deeply influenced China's social and natural sciences, political thoughts and life philosophy. [Beijing Review]
Everyone wants the Chinese to buy more, but despite fistfuls of initiatives to boost consumer spending... nothing. Why? [New Yorker]
Sohu has won a recent copyright infringement against video site Youku, which was told to pay 450,000RMB in damages to video site Voole. [Media Asia]
A woman in Chengdu set herself on fire after a government organized demolition crew tried to tear down her home. [ChinaSmack]
China loves to bring up the example of Abraham Lincoln when rhetorizing about separatists. Of course, they're quoting wrong. [The China Beat]
The Wall Street Journal discusses Liu Xiaobo, who was jailed - possibly for the political reform manifesto he helped write - without trial almost exactly a year ago, and what he means for the future of China. [WSJ]

Comments [rss]