Ask a character in a Cultural Revolution novel
Dear character in a Cultural Revolution novel, It looks like I won’t be able to get my lung transplant this year. Any suggestions for where […]
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How to celebrate Chinese New Year properly
Planning that perfect party can be a headache – do you invite foreigners or just Chinese? Do you spike the punch or keep all the […]
“Ah, spring is here!” red-eyed man chokes
By FEICHANG WURANEnvironment Correspondent BEIJING (China Daily Show) – Standing on the doorstep of his smog-shrouded hutong home, poetry lover Sun Xiaogang managed to remark, “Ah, […]
So it’s come to this? Remembering the ‘New York Times’ China bureau (1852-2013)
On the 18th December, the deadline for the first J visa for the New York Times’s China bureau expires, and the world will discover if Beijing […]
That Thomas Friedman column in full
By XI MEITEIWestern Media Correspondent Memorandum [Flagged as very important] To: China’s President, Dr. Martin Luther Yongkang From: A long-time friend and Starwood Hotels Premier Guest Dear […]
17 reasons to get excited about the Third Plenum
The streets are tense with security; the people are twitchy with nervous exhaustion. Talk to the citizens of China and the indifference is palpable in […]
Bo Xilai acquitted
By BO KUANGYILegal Correspondent JINAN (China Daily Show) — Amid scenes of unheard-of drama in Shandong, former Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai was, this morning, […]
That Bo Xilai trial in full: Part One
The scene: a tense ‘open’ courtroom in Jinan Supreme Court, Shandong province. Three judges, dressed in black, enter. Clerk: All rise, all rise, for the Honorable […]
Bo Xilai hopes sexy new look will help his case
By KENDING YOU ZUIDELegal Correspondent QINCHENG (China Daily Show) – Bo Xilai’s stylist today unveiled a dramatic new look for the disgraced former Chongqing politician, […]
‘New York Times’ reporter found crushed under 40 tons of incriminating documents
By XI MEITEIWestern Media Correspondent SHANGHAI (China Daily Show) – It was a day of mourning at the China offices of the New York Times today, after […]