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Tag Archives: Taiwan
More hating on Jackie Chan
Blogger Hu Xingdou calls for a boycott of the Jackie Chan’s May 1st Beijing concert in light of Chan’s controversial comments about Chinese people and their need to be regulated or controlled. In some way i am sympathetic to Chan, … Continue reading
Financial Times reports on China’s (political?) use of forex reserves
The Financial Times has a series of reports on the different government organizations and agencies in China that control the use of its massive, 1.8 trillion USD forex reserve. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) is more secretive and … Continue reading
Could the Chinese rip off Bon Jovi to sell sneakers?
Sure, why the hell not. Like Frank Yi said they copied his way. I mean the publicly listed Chinese fashion sportswear company,
我可不是一个阿陆仔
Nien 生活紀錄 – 阿陸仔呀阿陸仔呀 via kwout The Taiwanese are always fulla hate for the mainlanders, with good reason at times. However, it’s gotten a bit out of hand–maybe not in the case talked about in the blog above, but because … Continue reading
Movies I’m Watching: Edward Yang’s Terrorizers (恐怖分子）
《恐怖分子》影评：杨德昌的手术刀-搜狐娱乐 via kwout Edward Yang is, by any measure, a master of the cinema. Like his other films from this era (late 1980s and early 1990s), Terrorizers is a merciless dissection of the lives of the Taiwanese urban middle-class. I’ve … Continue reading
Old man kicks Chen Shuibian in the ass, Chinese people rejoice
Well, I was about to write “old” until I realized that my parents are about the same age. Shu Anquan, 64, waited outside the Taipei courthouse where former Taiwanese prez Chen Shuibian took the stand as the defendant. Shu comes … Continue reading
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Facebook now in simplified and traditional Chinese
What i noticed is that, like with most computer/software applications, it’s divided into simplified Chinese for China, and traditional for HK as well as traditional for Taiwan. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fpeijinchen.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F06%2F19%2Ffacebook-now-in-simplified-and-traditional-chinese%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Facebook+now+in+simplified+and+traditional+Chinese’; addthis_pub = ”;
Taiwanese allowed free movement to China and back through JInmen and Mazu
Before, I guess, only Taiwanese that had their hukou in those two places could move back and forth, but now any Taiwanese with the proper documents can move between Taiwan and the mainland freely, at least through those two places. … Continue reading
Xinhua, Cuba, and freedom from want
Xinhua has an interesting opinion piece about the recent unbanning on mobile phones and computers in Cuba. First, the title of the article: ?????????? meaning “Starting with the freedom from want”. The political significance of the phrase “freedom from want” … Continue reading