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A Chinese Dissident's Conviction: Calibrating Western Response

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 12.27.2009 | World

Read More: Liu Xiaobo, Self-Expression in China, Moral Relativism in China, Human Rights, American-Chinese Relations, Chinese Culture, China, Human Rights in China, World News
Tom Doctoroff

How should Westerners respond to a conviction that violates our sense of decency? Above all, we should not wag fingers, or patronize.

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Typing Aloud About China's Climate

A. Siegel | Posted 12.23.2009 | Green

Read More: cop15, Chinese Culture, Chinese, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Copenhagen, China, Global Warming, Green News
A. Siegel

China has been widely blamed for the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks. Is that fair?

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At a Chinese Funeral: Eternal Honor

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Eulogies, Bereveavement, Dying, Shanghai, Chinese Culture, Chinese Funeral, China, Culture, Death, Living News
Tom Doctoroff

In all cultures, key milestones crystallize the nature of individual identity. This event, one that took place in twenty-first century Shanghai, city of new dreams and neon buzz, was no different.

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Brand Management in China: Three Golden Rules

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Simplicity in Advertising, Chinese Consumer, Status, Colgate, Face, Haagen-Daaz, Debeers, Price Premium, Haier, China, Chinese Brands, Confucianism, Sony, Bmw, Nike, Chinese Culture, Pizza Hut, Brand Management, Nestle, Starbucks, Brands in China, Rules of Marketing, P&G, Handycam, Tcl, Changhong, World News
Tom Doctoroff

The Chinese worldview, not to mention its brandscape, is profoundly different from Western markets. Here are a few "golden rules" marketers must know before landing in the mainland.

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Why I Don't Want to Be the Next Amy Tan

Celeste Ng | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Reviews, Amy Tan, Ethnicity, Writing, Fiction, Chinese-American, Chinese Culture, Asian Americans, Race, Culture, Asian American Literature, Chinese American Literature, Books News
Celeste Ng

Let's focus on the writing itself: the characters, the language, the narrative style. Because if a review compared me to Amy Tan on those measures, rather than on just our shared culture, I'd be proud.

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Chinese Fall at Carnegie Hall

Charles Fabius | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Quentin Shih, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Carnegie Hall, Orange County, Chinese Culture, 3, 2008 Olympics, New York News
Charles Fabius

It will be interesting to see how Ancient Paths, Modern Voices resonates with the actual Chinese communities largely present both in NYC and Orange County.

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Chinese Digital Lives: A Parallel Universe of Ambitious Release

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Chinese Brands, China Internet, China Digital Scene, Nike, New Generation Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Mobile Phones, China, Chinese Youth, China Bloggers, Chinese Psychology, World News
Tom Doctoroff

Cyber space is a chance to have a second life. It is a fantasy-driven virtual journey, albeit one that mirrors real world aspirations of "standing out while fitting in."

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Illegal DVDs in China: Here to Stay

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

Read More: Intellectual Property Rights, Chinese Culture, Entertainment Distribution, American Pop Culture, Wto, China, Ip, Cultural Ambassadors, Chinese Regulations, World News
Tom Doctoroff

The government will do nothing to stem the flood of pirated videos washing over towns and cities across the nation.

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The Last Chinese Chef

One For The Table | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Nicole-Mones, The Last Chinese Chef, Chinese Cooking, Chefs, Gourmet Cooking, Home Cooking, Beach-Reading, Cooking Recipes, Cooking, Chinese Culture, China-Mao, Mao, Chinese Food, Chick Lit, Living News
One For The Table

As I prefer a well-prepared meal with beautiful, whole ingredients, I prefer a well-written book with beautiful, thoughtful ideas. After consuming either of these, I am well nourished.

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Life in the "Lilong": My Shanghai Lane House Adventure

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Chinese Self-Protection, Home Renovation, Lilong, Chinese Generation Gap, Longtong, Chinese Culture, Shanghai Life, Negotiation Skills, Shanghai Lane House, Living News
Tom Doctoroff

Lilong life has charm. But, with an open eye and mind, one can plumb the scene for insights on the fundamental motivations of Chinese people, even the structure of Chinese society

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Winning Designs in China: Standing Out to Fit In

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 08.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Giorgio Armani, Fashion, Apple, Nokia, Design in China, Anta, Chinese Culture, Ford, Successful Design in China, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Design, Fashion in China, Mont Blanc, China, Style News
Tom Doctoroff

Western-style individualism is like Eve's apple -- succulent, enticing, desired. Biting into it, however, risks banishment to the Land of Outcasts.

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Beware of China Buying U.S. Assets -- Is It Too Late for America?

Joseph Meuse | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Rob Kleinbaum, China Economy, Chinese Culture, New York Stock Exchange, US Stock Market, Business News
Joseph Meuse

America is no longer the golden land. We need a collective kick in the pants to help us figure out how to reinvent our economy and rebuild our collective, national self-esteem.

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That Chinese Sperm Bank Photo: You've Been Shanghaied

Disgrasian | Posted 05.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Sperm Donors, Lies, Gender Stereotypes, Chinese, Sperm, Chinese Sperm Banks, Stereotypes, Hoaxes, Sperm-Banks, Asians, Chinese Culture, Ethnocentric, Racial Stereotypes, Asia, Memes, China, Happy Ending Massage, Cultural Differences, Asian Sperm Bank, Asian Sperm Bank Photo, Shanghai-China, Media News
Disgrasian

I conducted a little investigation and found that this picture first surfaced on the interwebz in late 2008, and it was immediately dismissed as a hoax by officials at Renji Hospital in Shanghai.

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Stylites in Beijing: A Street-Style Blog in China

Disgrasian | Posted 04.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Style News, Beijing Street Style, Style, Chinese Culture, Stylites in Beijing, Chinese, Beijing Style, Street Style, China Fashion, China, Beijing-China, Style News
Disgrasian

What I love about Stylites is that it tells mini-stories of their lives, what their professions are, what they're shopping for, regular people-stuff that you're not going to hear about on CNN.

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China vs. Japan: Two Cultures, Two Responses to Crisis

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

Read More: Asian Future, Layoffs, Japanese Culture, Advertising, Economic Crisis, Response to Crisis, Chinese Culture, Individualism, Financial Crisis, New Generation, Asia, China, Japan, World News
Tom Doctoroff

What explains the dramatic difference in how Japanese and Chinese people absorb the financial crisis?

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Crouching Tiger vs. Slobbering Slumdog: What Ang Lee Gets Right About Globalization

Chi Tung | Posted 03.25.2009 | World

Read More: Ang Lee, Lust Caution, Chinese Culture, Globalization, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Chinese Cinema, Slumdog Millionaire, China, The Academy Awards, The Oscars, World News
Chi Tung

Slumdog might be a shining example of how to package a transglobal blockbuster. But its fatal flaw is that it often treats globalization, the lingua franca of today's world, as unassailable gospel.

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Yoga For Rod Blagojevich (VIDEO)

Tara Stiles | Posted 03.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Monkeys, Rod Blagojevich, Chinese Culture, Astrology and Politics, Personal Health, Yoga Video, Tara Stiles, Featured Contributor, Living News
Tara Stiles

There is a term in used in yoga teachings, originating from Buddhism, called Monkey Mind. When a person jumps from thought to thought like a monkey j...

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Third Screen: David Henry Hwang on Defining Yourself in a Shifting World

Vickie Karp | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Interviews, Playwriting, Americans, Chinese Culture, Theatre, Broadway, Elton John, French, Theater, Plays, Madame Butterfly, Playwright, David Henry Hwang, Timothy Rice, Happiness, Obama Celebration, Entertainment News
Vickie Karp

DHH: Theater is uniquely positioned to address issues of community simply because it's not mass media. I do some work in theater. I do some work in film and television.

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Dear President Obama: In Talking to China, Remember its People

Rebecca MacKinnon | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

Read More: The Internet, Blogosphere, Dalai Lama, Western Countries, Chinese Blogs, Foreign Affairs, Media Censorship, US Foreign Policy, Media, Tibet, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, Foreign Relations, Internet, Tim Geithner Treasury Secretary, Chinese Internet Users, Chinese Culture, Tim Geithner, Chinese Government, Censorship, Chinese Internet, Chinese Censorship, China, World News
Rebecca MacKinnon

If you really want to take U.S.-China relations to a new level that rises above the day-to-day issues, you need to find new ways to engage the Chinese people themselves -- not just their government.

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A Review of Chandni Chowk to China

Melanie McGanney | Posted 02.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: India, Heroes, Bollywood, Villains, Warner Bros, Kill Bill, Chinese, Acrobatics, Film, Kung Fu, Movies, Steve Martin, Dancing, Warner Brothers, Chinese Culture, Western World, Singing, China, Chandni Chowk to China, Entertainment News
Melanie McGanney

An embodiment of all things Bollywood, director Nikhil Advani's Chandni Chowk to China interweaves singing, acrobatic dancing and kung fu into this effusive picaresque.

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Books That Reveal China's Cultural Constitution

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 02.15.2009 | World

Read More: Jonathan Spence, Confucianism, Communist, Ha Jin, China's Topography, Chinese Culture, Jonathan Fenby, Elizabeth Scurfield, Learning Chinese, Chinese Immigrants, World News
Tom Doctoroff

While no book can replace on-the-ground experience, several have been instrumental in shaping my view of Chinese values, social structure and cosmological beliefs.

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Social Instability, Mass Unrest in China: Not Anytime Soon

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 01.15.2009 | World

Read More: Chinese Democracy, Economic Turmoil in China, Chinese Protests, Chinese Government, Mass Unrest, China, Chinese Culture, World News
Tom Doctoroff

In China, exports have hit a wall, with tens of thousands of small manufacturing companies closing their doors, throwing millions of migrant workers out of work. Is China ready to explode?

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Chinese Obamaphilia? Today, No. Tomorrow, Perhaps.

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Obama, China and America, China, Chinese Aspirations, Chinese Culture, Chinese View of Obama, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, International Obama Reaction, Obama Reaction Abroad, American Idol, Business News
Tom Doctoroff

When asked about America's election, most mainland Chinese say they don't much care, as long the new president does nothing to block China's rise or disrupt global stability.

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Trying to Help This Country Makes Obama a Good Candidate, Not a Socialist

Tracy Lea Carnes | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Red States, Communism, Patriotism, John McCain, Communist Party, Chinese Culture, Sarah Palin, Marxist, Socialism, Election 2008, Democratic Party, China and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Barack Obama, Tattoos, Canada Hockey, Mao Zedong, John McCain Angry, Socialists, Home News
Tracy Lea Carnes

Canada has a form of democratic socialism yet I don't see them suddenly amassing an army and marching across the border to impose their health care system, crazy accents, and Moulson beer on us. Inflicting Celine Dion on us was enough.

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Yellow Peril Or Power? China Reconsidered (Again)

Chi Tung | Posted 11.01.2008 | Media

Read More: China Milk Scandal, Journalistic Bias, Yao Ming, Old Media vs. New Media, Chinese Culture, Food Politics, Old Media Death Watch, Chinese Government, Chinese Food, Mao Zedong, China, New Media, Bill Nye the Science Guy, China Human Rights, Chinese Censorship, Old Media, Media News
Chi Tung

American media coverage of China tends to slant one of two ways: toward fat, happy and unquestioning globalization, or small-minded, unblinking provincialism.

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