Westology: Hurt feelings
Westology is an occasional series in which Chinese experts explain the West Part Three: Enduring Humiliation, with Professor Xifang Shuo, PhD of the famous Renda University The […]
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Historic Xi-Ma dinner ends with minor scuffle over bill
By MISTA MISTADiplomacy Correspondent (SINGAPORE) – An historic meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou at a Singapore restaurant concluded with […]
Mysterious smell in 7-Eleven now available in a can
by BIAN LICHAOSIRetail Correspondent BEIJING (China Daily Show) – Perfume stocks fell sharply yesterday after convenience chain 7-Eleven announced a surprise foray into the fragrance […]
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 […]
Expelled journalists face bleak Christmas at home with family, friends
By HUI JIAForeigners Correspondent BEIJING (China Daily Show) – Nearly two dozen foreign correspondents are contemplating a grim holiday season this year, as China refuses […]
‘Apologies To My Readers’: an exclusive by Rich McConnell
Apologies To My Readers (HarperCollins, 2013) is the eagerly awaited debut memoir by legendary China expat Rich McConnell. Best known for his advocacy of a woman’s right […]
Sex worker: ‘My wild nights of bridge with “New Yorker” correspondent’
By BI YISHENGWestern Media Correspondent BEIJING (China Daily Show) – His public persona is that of the typical New Yorker writer: safe, staid and, for the most […]
500,000 live fish miraculously pulled out of Shanghai river
By SHUI ZHUYUAgriculture Correspondent SHANGHAI (China Daily Show) – In what some are describing as “the final straw,” nearly half-a-million still-living fish have been pulled […]
Chicken nugget resembling Lei Feng sells for $8 million
By XI MEITEIWestern Media Correspondent SHANGHAI (China Daily Show) – What started off as just another day shilling deep-fried protein in batter ended dramatically for […]
Chinese farmer shoots world’s last surviving unicorn
By JONAS WHALEEnvironment Correspondent ANHUI (China Daily Show) – A farmer has upset local officials and environmentalists, after treating the first-ever confirmed sighting of a […]