Culture and Society Improving Food Safety Standards: how far can China go? August 15, 2012 1 By Bin Wu. Recently I travelled in China and met a friend who brought a bag of tea for me. I was surprised that the…
Law and Justice Swift justice and rough justice in China: criminal responsibility, the death penalty, and the Gu Kailai trial August 13, 2012 2 By Jackie Sheehan. For those familiar with the China’s criminal courts, the first response to Thursday’s seven-hour trial of Gu Kailai and Zhang Xiaojun for…
Culture and Society Doping the Wrong Question to Ask August 3, 2012 5 By Zhengxu Wang. The journalists or commentators raising the possibility of doping in the performance of the Chinese swimmers are doing this too late. If…
Culture and Society Coping with an Extreme Rainstorm in Beijing on 21st July 2012: Some observations and reflections July 24, 2012 0 By Bin Wu. Torrential rain occurred in Beijing on the 21st July 2012. Setting a new record since 1951, around 170 mm of rain fell…
Culture and Society Normative Response to Requiring Chinese Pronounciation from Our Commentators July 13, 2012 3 by Sam Beatson. Mike's last blog post is an interesting article and I acknowledge Mike's passion for this matter, which I do share. The article…
Culture and Society The BBC Mispronunciation of the Chinese Language – Just Not Cricket! July 12, 2012 1 By Mike Bastin. With Wimbledon now in full flow once again and the world’s sporting eyes firmly fixed on every shot played, is it not…
Culture and Society Mind the (gender) gap: what the Shanghai Metro dress code tells us about Chinese attitudes towards women July 5, 2012 0 By Jackie Sheehan. All Metro systems have their share of perverts, and some (I’m looking at you, Tokyo) have more than their share. One of…
Business Drogba goes to Shanghai but Nan Yong and Xie Yalong go to prison – What future for Shanghai Shenhua and the Chinese Super League? July 2, 2012 1 By David Netherwood and Mike Bastin. Didier Drogba, the man who scored the winning penalty in one of the world’s most revered club tournament finals,…
Culture and Society More than their job’s worth: why China’s family-planning officials will go on breaking the rules to enforce the one-child policy June 29, 2012 0 By Jackie Sheehan. The photograph of Feng Jianmei lying exhausted in her hospital bed next to the seven-month-old foetus she was forced to abort has…
Culture and Society Hukou Haunts China – Migrant Workers and the case of Yang Zhizhu and his second child June 21, 2012 0 By Mike Bastin. Calls for an end or at least reform of China’s Hukou system continue to grow ever louder. Pressure for change is building…
