Thanks to Mao, Zhang Yin’s a billionaire The revolutionary leader transformed women’s lives, but China still has a long way to go. “… Indigenous Chinese capitalism is a form of hit-and-run guerrilla economic warfare in a constant battle with the world’s greediest and most corrupt officialdom. Survival depends upon paying tribute. It is no accident that two thirds of China’s six million private businesses are owned and run by ex-communist officials …” Von Will Hutton (The Guardian).

Bildserie. Quelle: Xinhua

“… Ground Melon Pig 地瓜猪, as she calls herself, has decided to become a single mother after breaking up with her boyfriend. Her blog, titled Words to my Baby, is filled with cute little poems to her unborn child whom she calls Piggy…” Quelle: China Daily. Vgl. Sohu-Artikel 未婚妈妈博客引发争议 坦然面对质疑选择产子.

“A major Chinese city [Chongqing] is threatening to fine Web surfers up to $625 for online defamation amid a surge in short satirical Internet films, an official news report said Monday … Potential violations include posting online video ‘to satirize others or social phenomena.’ Video spoofs have become so popular that Chinese have coined a new slang term, ‘egao,’ to describe the act of using real film clips to create mocking send ups …” Quelle: NYT/AP. Zu egao/kuso vgl. Wikipedia-Eintrag 惡搞文化.

“… Students majoring in management, law, economics and software engineering at Xiamen University in China’s southeastern Fujian province would be required to take a course in golf ‘to achieve their elite ambitions’ …” Quelle: NYT/ Reuters. 

Wang Guangmei (Witwe von Liu Shaoqi) gestorben. Quelle: NYT/ Reuters

Von David Barboza und Michael Barbaro. Quelle: NYT.

Für 17.000 Yuan holte sich Li Zhonghou eine Braut aus Guizhou. Zwei Monate nach der Hochzeit sucht er mit ihr eine Klinik auf. Sie war ein Mann. Quelle: Xinhua.

“An activist group said Tuesday that Chinese forces detained a group of Tibetan children after border guards fatally shot at least one refugee trying to flee to Nepal across a Himalayan mountain pass …” Quelle: NYT/AP.  Update: Video Shows Apparent Shooting on Tibetans by China (NYT)

Quelle: Xinhua

In Qingdao                                    Foto: wengouli

Von Johnny Erling. Quelle: Die Welt

Test claim highlights how distant struggling state has become from booming neighbour Bericht von Jonathan Watts aus Dandong (The Guardian). 

Quelle: NYT/AP

Salt tide in Shanghai disturbs normal water supply (Xinhua)

Nordkoreas heimliche Freunde Zwar wird Pjöngjangs Atomtest jetzt mit UN-Sanktionen bestraft. China, Russland, Japan und Südkorea setzen aber weiterhin auf das Regime – sein Zusammenbruch würde die Region ins Chaos stürzen. Von Kirstin Wenk (Die Welt).

Beijing to monitor students’ risk behaviors (Xinhua)

Nachtrag: Anleger setzen auf Chinas Banken Zeichnungsfrist für größten Börsengang aller Zeiten hat begonnen. Von Frank Stocker (Die Welt). Update: Finance frenzy Quelle: The Standard).

“Co-editor of China’s leading intellectual journal, Dushu (Reading), and the author of a four-volume history of Chinese thought, Wang, still in his mid-40’s, has emerged as a central figure among a group of writers and academics known collectively as the New Left …” Von Pankaj Mishra. Quelle: NYT

Nachtrag: Fernost in aller Welt Rund 33 Millionen Chinesen leben in Übersee. Aber China wird reicher und könnte bald zum Einwanderungsland werden Von Georg Blume (Die Zeit).

Wie wird ausländisches Kapital während des 11. Fünfjahresplans genutzt? Mehr Sozialverantwortung, mehr Berufsethik, mehr Kontrolle, mehr Technologie. Quelle: german.china.org.cn

Contemporary Chinese art is still the star performer at the autumn auctions, writes Julia Tanski. Quelle: The Standard.

Quelle: CRI/ Shanghai Star.

China’s new wealth and old failings Rupert Wingfield Hayes über seine acht Jahre als BBC-Korrespondent in Peking. Quelle: BBC.

To be educated even to a basic level often means heartbreaking family sacrifice and financial strain for those in rural China, writes Ching-Ching Ni. Quelle: The Standard/ Los Angeles Times.