Dance to the Revolution

China and the World

• How I Get Kicked Out of the National Press Building October 18, 2012
  The National Press Club hosted a presidential debate viewing party on Tuesday, open to the public. My good friend Damien and I went there around 10pm after a heated Risk battle. (Not really, Damien quickly dominated the game after having conquered Africa from the start, but that's another story.)  Seeing no one but the security staff at the front desk, […]
• Top Picks from The Voice of China October 1, 2012
  If you are a China watcher, chances are you've been hearing a lot about a recent hit reality show: The Voice of China, a singing competition started in Holland and made popular in US. Yesterday, also the Mid-Autumn Festival, was the grand finale of The Voice, which has been receiving the highest ratings (a staggering above-40 percent) among all TV shows […]
• Panda Diplomacy August 28, 2012
  Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base launched a series of social media and public campaigns recently for "panda awareness"/ Pambassador. If China does its diplomacy like this research center, it'll probably receive more hugs too. […]
• Madame Kim's Wax Museum April 25, 2012
  Kim Jong-su, wife of Kim Il-sung and grandmother of North Korea's current leader Kim Jong-un, now has her own wax museum, featuring this statue of her:Aren't those azalea flowers and shinny new military uniform perfect fitting for the  "Heroine of the Anti-Japanese Revolution"? HaIf you must know what she actually looks like, here's […]
• Last of NPC/CPPCC, Rare Earth and Other China Headlines March 14, 2012
  1.      Wen Jiabao Press Conference | Q & A | Issues: (More on Washington Post)·         Local Government Debts (More on WSJ)·         Wang Lijun Incident·         Citizen Critics·         Income Disparity·         Non-Public Investment in the Financial Sector·         Social Justice·         Tibet·         GDP Target·         Syria·         Hong Kong El […]