Saying Goodbye to CNReviews⦠and Entering The Divide
My readers here on CNReviews have probably noticed that I havenβt blogged in quite some time. One of them probably wonders what happened. The other is probably hoping Iβm actually dead. Actually, Iβm...
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The title sounds judgmental, but it isnβt in the least. Itβs the truth and, more importantly, thereβs absolutely nothing wrong with it. I am, of course, generalizing the China Blogger Conference and...
View ArticleMilitary Training For Chinaβs University Students (Video)
As many foreigners β especially the foreign students on Chinese university campuses β in China already know, Chinese students are required to undergo a sort of βbasic military trainingβ as part of...
View ArticleQuote: Elaine Chow on Transformers & Children
β(dun dun dun!)β Shanghaiist Editor Elaine Chow adds dramatic tension for the recent chinaSMACK, CNReviews, & Shanghaiist Shanghai Movie Night and a sensationalist story on children getting high on...
View ArticleMosquitoes: How To Deal With These Blood-Suckers In China
As the weather warms up and the humidity rises here in Shanghai, mosquitoes are again becoming a nuisance. Itβs my blood after all, not theirβs. In my annual battles with the nefarious little bastards...
View ArticleHigh Heel Fetish Leads Boyfriend To Beat Up Girlfriend
Love forced a woman to wear high heels When she doesnβt, her boyfriend beats her June 8, 2009 Source:Β Yangzi Evening Post A man from Nanjingβs Pukou district has a fetish with high-heeled shoes. He...
View ArticleWhy Chinglish Deserves A Spot In The Hall Of Fusion Languages
Chinglish is not all about poor grammar and misplaced context. This is according to German Oliver Radtke who is now based in Beijing and blogs about his Chinglish love in The Chinglish Files. I can...
View ArticleCNReboot: Welcome to the New and Improved CNReviews.com
To be honest, I wasnβt quite sure we should write a self-referential post about our reboot but eventually I decided we ought to at least introduce a little of whatβs going on with CNReviews and, more...
View ArticlePleasant Experience Flying Dragonair, PVG to HKG
Is it the current economic crisis getting airlines to go the extra mile or is this typical of Dragonair and Iβve just never noticed? I just arrived in Taipei from Shanghai via Hong Kong, to surprise my...
View ArticleMichael Arrington Hurt the Feelings of the European People
Just about everyone who follows international political news involving China has heard the Chinese government claim that someone or something has βhurt the feeling of the Chinese people.β Most...
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