Where Are Wages In China’s Inflation? - China Real Time Report - WSJ

Where Are Wages In China’s Inflation? - China Real Time Report - WSJ

From 1900 to 2010, variation of Chinese woman fashion | ChinaHush

From 1900 to 2010, variation of Chinese woman fashion | ChinaHush

“Human Flesh” Search Engine - China takes people to task

Época; China’s “Human Flesh” Search Engine.

Great article on how netizen's take action on-line and investigate one another.

IBM Viral

看武侠片如何欺骗你的眼睛 - 视频 - 优酷视频 - 在线观看

PARTICIPATION

Foxconn Rallies: Employees Pledge To Cherish Their Lives – chinaSMACK

On the question of what and how we drive participation, here is yet another example of how movements occur in China. Is this so remarkable? Maybe not, but reading this article reminds me that movements can come from some unexpected places, and can manifest in seemingly unremarkable ways, and still have a deep emotional affect on people.

A Chinese Girl Dilemma » Buzz and the City

A Chinese Girl Dilemma » Buzz and the City

Young & Restless: China's Graduate Dilemma on Vimeo

Young & Restless: China's Graduate Dilemma on Vimeo

China, on cusp of superpower, faces environmental strain - USATODAY.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOW4o4EXHgA&feature=player_embedded

Good luck to the thousands of people, victims & rescuers alike. Natural disasters play a morbid role in China. It is an incalculable source of despair for most people, but is also frequently leveraged to unify a nation. Such disasters in China are being reported more so than ever before, particularly to the foreign press. How does this effect a nation's identity? Will such disasters continue to highlight the humanity of this emerging superpower? Will people at some point turn on the Chinese government for their lack of infrastructure & planning?

Protesters gather in Guangzhou to protect Cantonese language | World news | The Guardian

Watch this space. Southern Chinese have been wary of this issue for quite some time. The fight to maintain Cantonese as a relevant language in Southern China has been taken to the streets. Infringements on culture and language are everywhere (i.e. the simplification of Chinese characters & people's names to mention only 2), but the preservation of Cantonese will also be of particular interest for OS HK Chinese around the world and the SAR of Hong Kong.

Chinese computer magazine curses at Tencent

Intriguing debate within the on-line community about Tencent's lack of innovation

Yiyi Lu: The Lesser-Known Internet Story in China - China Real Time Report - WSJ

Yiyi Lu: The Lesser-Known Internet Story in China - China Real Time Report - WSJ: "1"

Nice article on how the Chinese government are using the net to help their local communities

China's New Underclass: White-Collar Workers - Newsweek

Ants - the term used for white collar men & women who can't find gainful employment. In a world where there are more university graduates than appropriate jobs, these ants are being surpassed to some degree by blue collar workers whose salary growth is out-pacing that of their white collar counterparts. This raises so many questions... how will the value of higher education change? What will be the make up of China's middle class? What happens to a country that has so many disaffected & overly educated?

The Enforcer: Interview with a family planning officer

Che is a family planning officer in Shanxi - a small insight into the other side of the 1 child policy

How China's one-child policy came to be

Critique on one-child policy as it nears its 30 year anniversary

Talk is cheap - China PM praises migrants but makes no promises on pay

Will China step up and really care for migrant workers? I wonder what the bloggers are saying about the PMs latest address...

Kissing competition with a twist

This is just weird... but "creative kissing" competition took place in Xian. This isn't really insight worthy in most instances, but it does stretch my understanding on how & why Chinese people can express themselves.

美过iPhone女 Android女再掀热潮 - 视频 - 优酷视频 - 在线观看

美过iPhone女 Android女再掀热潮 - 视频 - 优酷视频 - 在线观看

One of the more recent & popular follow ups to IPhone girl - wonderfully talented people covering pop songs with a just mobile & a web cam. Is this (and many other examples) an innocent expression of youth today, or a discrete, low risk effort to become famous? What does this say about the spontaneity and disposability of creative endeavours? Or maybe the kids are just having fun...

Thanks Chinasmack

German volunteer's best intentions are curtailed by censorship

A young volunteer captured the hearts of China in an interview with CCTV about his work teaching children in western provinces. However this love has quickly turned to sympathy from netizens, as his volunteering has been inadvertently highlighted in the plight of children abandoned by their parents in search of work in other cities, prompting the government to gag this volunteer and his blog.

The following article highlights the incredible debate being stirred on-line.

Uproar over website supporting mistresses

www.xiaosan.org has been caught in a storm of controversy for encouraging a culture of cheating. Not only is this hugely prevalent within most communities, but there is even talk of laws being introduced to punish "home wreckers".

CCTV - China laughs at itself

An old BBS posting that pokes fun at the predictable nature & crude tactics behind CCTV's news programming.

English: http://chinageeks.org/2010/05/anatomy-of-the-cctv-news/

Mental Health Concerns in China: Where to from here?

Foxconn suicides, coupled with the increasing number of knife attacks against children has brought the world's attention to China's social issues, with a particular lense on mental health. A recent study estimates there are over 100 million Chinese with some kind of mental concern, however nationwide there is only 5% awareness of mental illness. With poor infrastructure, lack of professionals and even weaker laws governing mental illness, there is no telling how the government or social response will evolve from here.

English: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/05/another-attempted-suicide-at-foxconn-company-and-china-look-for-answers/

Chinese article on mental health statisctics: http://news.163.com/10/0529/03/67QQG3420001124J.html

著姐 “哥时代”进入“姐时代（多图) | 咋骚 - Sister Zhu has netizens talking

著姐 “哥时代”进入“姐时代（多图) | 咋骚 - from Wike

Everyone's talking about Sister Zhu, the cross dresser who's performing in the "Happy Boy" semi-finals. His sexuality is constantly in question, and netizens have responded by rallying around him.

This is just another example of how the spectrum of views and dialogue is continuing to open up in China (and how far Hunan TV will go for ratings).

Why is it interesting?
是的，一个外貌、打扮、声音都和女生一样的参加选秀的男生。

Is this part of a bigger trend in China?
可能是的，这位男生成为最近中国网络的热点话题，会对社会造成一定影响，改变大众的一些观念，同时也可能会被部分人模仿。

Part 1/6: Chinese Social Media Statistics

Part 1: Current and Future Statistics on Chinese Social Media

Ogilvy responds to teh top 10 reasons to be involved in China Social Networking

Top 10 Reasons To Use Chinese Social Networking

News | Ren Media

Lipton Happy New Year Viral

 

Case study video of the viral activity from Litpon Milk Tea

 

Old example, but nice usage of technology and the season

China News: China’s Online Population Passes 400 Million: State Media | China Digital Times (CDT)

China News: China’s Online Population Passes 400 Million: State Media | China Digital Times (CDT)

Children On Leashes Tied To Walls While Their Parents Work - chinaSMACK

Children On Leashes Tied To Walls While Their Parents Work

Original site: http://www.xici.net/main.asp?url=/b1188463/d117217758.htm

With all of China's social ill's and government criticism, one thing pulls at the heart strings of all people - the poor treatment of children. Some interesting discussions off the back of this post. Perhaps the welfare of children will play a huge role in shaping the dialogue around what is right & wrong in China.

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SARFT Outlaws Shanzhai Satellite Dishes, Chinese Reactions – chinaSMACK

SARFT Outlaws Shanzhai Satellite Dishes, Chinese Reactions – chinaSMACK

Boyfriend Rental

Gender roles, economic disparity and an often maligned Ba Ling Ho generation frequently lead to bizarre opportunities and trends that will pop. Here, a young woman needs to service her family's expectations whilst maintain her independence. Wish her luck.