Extra! Extra! Everybody wants Chinese tourists

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  • The list of U.S. cities er... places hoping for a new and exciting relationship with Chinese tourists now includes Hawaii, California and Las Vegas [USA Today]
  • Can China's new plans to curb the carbon intensity of its economy really help break the impasse at Copenhagen and kick start the stalled U.S. senate? HA! Dream on. [WSJ]
  • Of all things China wants to be, a global burden-sharing partner of the U.S. is not one of them. "We do not approve of the notion of G-2," Premier Wen said, adding that China has a long ways to go "before it becomes a modernized country." [AsiaTimes]
  • A story about how much wealth in China is concentrated in the hands of senior officials' sons and daughters has gotten several publications in hot water for "fake news." But how fake is it? [China Media Project]
  • Ten journalists and 48 officials have been charged with taking bribes to covera up a mining disaster in Hebei last year. [New York Times]
  • Last year China overtook France as the world's third-biggest art market after America and the U.K. And boy is art here selling like hotcakes. [Economist]
  • A man with a violent and unfortunately skilled martial artist wife has signed an agreement that allows her to beat him once a week. [Shanghai Daily]
  • Spotify, that free music streaming app that's oh so popular in Britain, is now coming to China. Let's see how it competes with Baidu and Google's mp3 searches. [TechCrunch]
  • An "employment consultant" in Beijing lists 11... er 12... excellent reasons to consider working in China. What do you think of his suggestions? [Tripbase]
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By Elaine Chow in on December 1, 2009 8:00 PM Comment 3 Likes Likes

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