Last Friday, Fox News Channel's top fearmonger Glenn Beck devoted his entire show to China, making the case that America is going to lose its leadership position of the world to China very soon, and that maybe, it already has. The show begins with Beck explaining the genesis of the show, lamenting how he found a China-designed toy in his son's Burger King happy meal, and how China-made cartoons (along with Chinese culture) are now flooding into American living rooms instead of the other way around. more ›

We were pointed to this February 2nd edition of Glenn Beck on Fox News, which was so unintentionally funny, we decided to pass it along. The conservative pundit takes on why we need to be scared of China owning us: well, look at what they did to Harry Potter (back in 2007. Maybe Glenn gets his news on a three year cycle?). We've transcribed it below if looking at Beck's smug, bloated face may be a little too much for your stomach in the mornings - we know we got a little nauseous when watching. more ›

In case you haven't seen them, ObaMao schwag- shirts, bags, journals, you name it- is all the rage in Beijing. China Daily reported a while back on the entrepreneur whose political mash-up memorabilia (is it still Maomorabilia?) is making splashes on both sides of the pacific. Is it funny, insensitive, confusing, or just good old fashioned marketing? Salon.com draws some pretty funny insights from the shirts: more ›

The question posed by one Glenn Beck, a program host for CNN Headline News, during his nationally syndicated radio program. Shanghaiist learned of the story from Mediamatters.org: more ›