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China 15 years ago

Shanghaiist has been living in this town for five years now, and while we often get the "哇！你是老上海了！“ ("Wow, you're an old Shanghai hand") remark, there are days when we think we actually moved here too late (sadistic thought, some might say). Although we have witnessed some pretty breathtaking changes ourselves, we have to defer to the experience of Chris Devonshire-Ellis of China Briefing who founded his own law firm 15 years ago in his...

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By Kenneth Tan in on November 20, 2007 1:14 PM

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Today's Links: Peasants, pests and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate


  • "Peasant is not a derogative word"

    "Yuan, who had been a peasant in the late 1960s, noted it is 'uncivilized' to affix derogative connotations to peasant, which for him usually means guilelessness, diligence, and the down-to-earth spirit." They also link to a song called "Peasant."



  • Outwardly open, China keeps censoring

    "Only authorized dramas are allowed on Chinese prime-time television, customs inspectors are seizing books on Mao Zedong at China's borders and newspapers are prohibited from running stories on the Communist Party's misdeeds." Has anyone here had a book confiscated at the border?



  • No spitting, please, we're Chinese

    "With a nod to history, Chinese politicians have drawn up a list of 'four pests' to be eradicated before the 2008 Olympic Games - smoking, spitting, queue-jumping and cursing."



  • Irish for the day

    "Saturday sees Shanghai joining a jolly green club that includes member cities around the world. The city's first St Patrick's Day Parade gets underway at noon at the Xintiandi lakeside and is set to demonstrate the fun-loving nature of the Irish and their ever-increasing presence here in Shanghai."



  • New cable to boost city's connection with US

    "The Internet communication capacity between China and the United States will be enhanced 60 times the present level once a new Sino-US undersea cable is built by the end of next year." We'll be connected with Oregon.



  • China extradites 11 corrupt officials last year

    "Xinhua reports that 11 suspects wanted for embezzlement were extradited from overseas last year and 77.2 million yuan (about 9.9 million U.S. dollars) was retrieved, according to the Supreme People’s Procuratorate."



  • Coalmine death rate more alarming in China

    "China’s coalmine death rate per million tons is some 50-fold higher than the rates in many developed countries, sending alarming signals to the state work safety body."



  • A Direct Appeal to Merkel: Shanghai Residents Protest Transrapid Extension

    "A group of Shanghai residents have appealed to the German Chancellor to stop the extension of the Transrapid line near their homes. While some are angry at being evicted to make way for the track, others fear increased noise, magnetic radiation and possible accidents."



  • War on graft leads to jail for 9 top officials

    "Presenting a work report to the annual session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC), Xiao, who is president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), said a total of 825 government officials ranking above county level were sentenced in 2006."



  • Home becomes an 'island' in building row

    "After a row with developers, this family's home has been left perched 12m (40ft) up on its own concrete island." Great photo! Thanks, Timothy!



  • Ozzie & Tux “Jump Around”

    Video of two Shanghai dogs jumping.



  • “Here’s to China” Johnnie Walker TV ad

    Johnnie Walker loooooooves China.


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    By Dan Washburn in on March 14, 2007 7:18 PM

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