Blood ties rule China: an interactive map revealing the ruling elite’s relationships

Posted on by Tricia Wang

Wall Street Journal has created a wonderful interactive map that traces five generations of  blood ties of China’s ruling elite.

The interactive map accompanies WSJ’s article by Jeremy Page, Children of the Revolution, explains the emergence of “Princelings,”

The offspring of party leaders, often called “princelings,” are becoming more conspicuous, through both…

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Hong Kong as the battleground of retail, literally

Posted on by Jason Li

Two items of Hong Kong news that caught my eye recently:

  1. From the Standard, “Versace’s crossover with H&M hit town yesterday causing chaos at several stores and landing two security guards in hospital…Just before the shop opened, a South Asian woman was involved in an argument with two security guards after others in the line accused her of queue-jumping.…

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Review: Bittersweet Fu

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Bittersweet Fu (富中作樂) is an illustration lover’s graphic novel. The meticulous hand of its author, Ko Sing, is visible in every page. Whether it’s the distinct character design for each and every background character, or the lovingly rendered interior with the fisheye-lens perspective, Ko’s illustrations draw you in and make you look twice before you turn…

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The Shoe-throwing Party versus Internet Sovereignty

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In my previous post I wrote about Dr. Fang and his radical vision of a Chinese Internet that is isolated with the open Internet. Unfortunately power holders like Dr. Fang have already made the Internet in China one of the most censored and distorted. But Chinese netizens have that unique spirit that can turn every tragedy into a comedy and darkness into chocolate. Let’s amuse…

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What Chinese Government Ban On Lady Gaga? Her Chinese fans are alive and kickin’ it

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The Chinese cultural monitors over the summer enforced something that few other countries have done: ban Lady Gaga. Whereas Lebanon banned Lady Gaga as a threat to Christianity, China has blacklisted Gaga as a threat to “national cultural security.”  But once again, the citizens of China continue to out wit the censors in their covert ways…

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“The Father of China’s Great Firewall” Re-defines Internet Sovereignty

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Dr. Fang Binxing, an academician of the China Academy of Engineering who was one of the main designers of the infamous firewall confining China’s Internet, presented his new theory on Internet Sovereignty and reiterated his view on the importance of “border control” on the Internet, at a conference called “Innovation and Development of China’s Internet Forum” on November 11th.

Dr.…

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Housekeeping update: Welcoming Jin Ge to the team

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With Tricia having joined us recently, it seems like we’ve run into a spate of luck as another talented writer has decided to join us. About him:

Jin Ge aka Jingle is a writer, documentary filmmaker, and NGO organizer based in Shanghai. Jin does sociological research and produces multi-media content on the subjects of Internet subcultures and grass-root organizations in China. Jin…

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