Comments for Absurdity, Allegory and China

Comment on Losing the Wheels by Chinese Netizen

Chinese Netizen — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:35:24 +0000

Even more amazing is that the silver spoon daughter of Huntsman did not know what kind of “sports car” she was getting into after a night partying, post dinner?? ??… the old argument that girls don’t know cars won’t hold water…

Comment on Another Week in the Hu & Wen Cave by Chinese Netizen

Chinese Netizen — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:58:42 +0000

Word!! That was an awesome rant and I could not have said it any better!! It’s like we were sharing the same vibes…

Ten years of utter crap, empty hopes unfulfilled and ersatz croc tears from dear “Grandpa Wen”. Let’s see how filthy loaded he and Hu’s family are and whether any are holding green cards to EU nations, the US or NZ.

Comment on More on the CCTV Fire (vid) by Koolhaas, Bigness and Beijing

Koolhaas, Bigness and Beijing — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:06:33 +0000

[...] that define the complex. The other two buildings are the TVCC, aka Mandarin Oriental Hotel, which spectacularly burned on February 9, 2009, and the Service Building, the low profile “central energy center” [...]

Comment on The Long March to Ferrari by jg

jg — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:41:49 +0000

@China Netizen: Yes we do. I was trying to make that point. Obviously, I did not succeed. Apologies, –jg

Comment on The Long March to Ferrari by Cultural Imperialist

Cultural Imperialist — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:44:53 +0000

“No one forgets anything. ” Correction: no one forgets anything unless a totalitarian government sends it to the memory hole. 99% of Chinese who go on and on about the Rape of Nanjing wouldn’t have a clue if you asked them what happened at the Siege of Changchun.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/world/asia/02anniversary.html?_r=2&hpw

Still, great article. Welcome back.

Comment on The Long March to Ferrari by Dan

Dan — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:35:47 +0000

Awesome post. Nice to see you’re back.

Comment on The Long March to Ferrari by Chinese Netizen

Chinese Netizen — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:02:31 +0000

Oh come on!! Don’t we China followers ALL know that there is salary and income when we are talking about officials???

Comment on Holding Our Breath by Anuanuann

Anuanuann — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:13:01 +0000

The pollution in the whole week before Chinese New Year was untolerable, discusting, horrible! That’s when I decided to wear a face mask outdoors, and noticed how many others were also doing this. The facemasks are an efficient and visible method of expressing your opinion here. But then… come New Year, and magically the sky is blue and the sun is shining. I guess the factories were pumping extra efficiently BEFORE the holidays, in order to allow the break, so the weather would be fantastic during holidays, making all citizens happy…

Comment on Holding Our Breath by Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:54:56 +0000

Friends have asked me about the air quality during my visit and now I can refer them to this depressing day by day account — and to your always-insightful commentary.

Comment on Holding Our Breath by jg

jg — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:43:40 +0000

Thank you, George, for dropping by and sharing your thoughts. I think the "path" that China is on needs to be re-worked for the sake of public health. The U.S. has worked itself into a mess by building a dependency on the automobile. China is following that same path at the cost of the public's health. (The China Daily just reported that the rate of lung cancer in Beijing has increased by 60% over the past decade.) Beijing has developed so fast that the public transportation system, growing though it is, is still not able to keep up with the demand. If you have a chance you should look at Wang Jun's amazing work, Cheng Ji, which is now available in English, too, as Beijing Record. What has been lost and what continues to be lost is not recoverable. The dependence on the car is destroying the capital and the people who live in it. Where to go and what to do next is China's dilemma. I truly hope they can figure a way out, though, if it is possible, it will not be easy path to take.