Shanghai Pete

The Beijing store (The Summit, San Yuan Qiao, near the U.S. Embassy) shut down last year. These pretzels really suck. Over priced greasy dough....

Don't try to search for "Carrot" in Chinese, though. The brother will think you are looking for information on our fearless leader....

Seems to be working fine for me in Beijing. Tried a few searchs, even "Shanghai Mayor Corruption" and they all worked fine....

Google.cn won't necessarily disappear....the other functions of the site (maps, music downloads, translation, movie times, etc.) could continue being offered. Who uses google.cn for web searches anywa...

There really isn't an excuse to buy stolen movies anymore, plenty of legal options (iTunes, Amazon, NetFlix.....). You wouldn't steal DVDs from BestBuy, I assume. Buying pirated copies isn't any bett...

A respectable seventh finish, I think China can be proud. Better than Japan (no gold medals). Why is it the Chinese women athletes consistently outperform their male teammates?...

What's a 'neo-nation'?...

I used to have an assistant (a girl) named "Seven". Often thought if a Seinfeld fan with a mean streak gave her that name....

There's a bit more to it than indicated in the story above. Check out the link below for more insights into what has been happening: http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/09/16/is-a-trade-battle-loomin...

An interesting follow-up to the announcement in late July that Chinese courts would be using the death penalty less (see NYT, July 29th). Coincidence or not?!? Even The Onion can't make this stuff up...

Maybe this country really does need the Green Dam...

I think it's a bit premature to say the plan is withdrawn. They are still mandating that it be included with all PCs sold/manufactured in China. Obviously this is just one small step in a continuing s...

You didn't look hard enough: http://www.expojameschiang.com/index.htm ...

China Unicom is the carrier for the W-CDMA standard. China Netcom ceased to exist when the Telcos were reorganized last year....

WiFi restriction does still stand, but a compromise is in the works. China may allow WiFi on handhelds if they also support the China-developed WAPI. Two standards on one chip. I've never understood ...