Jason E. Friedman

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• Posted The cock crows: This week in bird flu to Shanghaiist
  Big Bird! The Thanksgiving week has been, appropriately, quite busy in regards to China's ongoing bout against the deadly avian influenza virus. Even our precious hometown Shanghai is beginning to feel the pinch. So from the mouth of one foul to another, here's a brief rundown of this busy week in bird flu. 11/28: Thought Pudong Airport was far enough? Thanks to our feathered friends, passengers at Shanghai Pudong International Airport "will have to fill...
• Posted Kung Fu masters wanted for new Chinese reality show to Shanghaiist
  Welcome to China's (latest) new Cultural Revolution. The legendary Shaolin Temple will host a new Chinese reality show featuring the world's top Kung Fu masters. In the first stage, the show's producers will conduct a worldwide search for the top 108 Kung Fu masters. After weeks of international and domestic competition, 23 lucky contestants will converge on China's Shaolin Temple for the finals. Though we're disappointed to hear the Shaolin monks are banned from participating,...
• Posted Who's Governor Tim Pawlenty? to Shanghaiist
  America's favorite action star and advocate for the mentally handicapped, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, isn't the only US governor on a trade mission to China this week. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is here too, just nobody seems to notice. AFX reports: "When (former pro wrestler) Jesse Ventura was our governor, he got a lot of attention in China because he was a celebrity," said David Metzen, a member of the University of Minnesota Board of...
• Posted Terror in the Middle Kingdom? to Shanghaiist
  It seems that even in China, Americans cannot escape the strong arm of Osama bin Laden. According to the US Embassy in Beijing, "Chinese police advised hotels that Islamic extremist elements could be planning to attack four and five star hotels in China sometime over the course of the next week." And Shanghaiist thought that the local Xinjiangren only pawned assorted dried fruits and yangrou chuan down on the street corner. How can we have...
• Posted Shanghai shows love for its male inhabitants to Shanghaiist
  China's favorite symbol of public health, the inflatable oversized condom, made an appearance at Huaihai Park yesterday to mark both National Men's Health Day and the coordinated unveiling of two men's health hotlines and 10 men's health educational centers in Shanghai. Although Shanghaiist did not attend the event, we are curious whether Guangzhou Rubber Group's infamous top-of-the-line "Clinton" condoms or the slightly less reliable "Lewinsky" model were distributed to the masses. Who doesn't associate the...