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Learning from Billboards [WSJ] "Hangzhou may have reminded Marco Polo of his native Venice. What grabs 38-year-old American artist-curator Mathieu Borysevicz about Hangzhou is its signs. And signs and signs. In thousands of photos in his new book, “Learning From Hangzhou,” Mr. Borysevicz documents “the pluralism” of a dynamic Chinese city. It’s a study of how low-brow advertising and other visual messages inundate residents in Hangzhou, and truly, all of urban China."
Shanghai growth glitters but lacks weight [MarketWatch] "There is scant evidence the financial crisis has dampened Shanghai's ambitions, as new subways and buildings are built at a record pace to be in time for the Shanghai Expo next year. Could this be the equivalent of London's Great Exhibition of 1851, except this time it will be China parading its industrial might? Small wonder so many visitors to Shanghai leave in a maximum bullish mode. But one thing that struck me driving past the impressive skyscrapers of Pudong was the muted neon. I had to ask my host whether they had turned all the lights on full, or if there was simply no one home. The Shanghai World Financial Center, also known as the "Mori Building" after the Japanese architect who designed it, is reportedly only 30% rented, while the nearby residential towers have even fewer signs of life (or light) in them."
Obama's Tire Tariff Draws Beijing's Ire [BusinessWeek] "A Chinese government outburst in response to a stiff tariff imposed by the Obama Administration on Chinese-made tires appeared to raise the specter of trade protectionism at a time of a fragile global economic recovery. In official statements over the weekend, Beijing strongly protested the 35% tariff imposed by President Barack Obama in response to a complaint by the United Steelworkers. Beijing said it would investigate alleged dumping of U.S. automobile parts and chicken products in China and study the possibility of filing an unspecified trade complaint with the World Trade Organization."

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Today's Links: Learning from Hangzhou, criticism of Shanghai, and what's this Blue Dam business?

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