Jottings from the Granite Studio

Hu Jintao has put forward a bold vision for a harmonious society, promising to clean up the environment, end corruption, and bring economic prosperity to all–a veritable chicken in every hot pot. But as this excellent overview from the Economist points out, the devil is in the details and despite Hu’s utopian vision, nobody’s actually [...]

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One of the funnier posts I’ve read recently is by Talk, Talk China regular Meursault recalling a day spent at his girlfriend’s apartment while the roommate from hell roamed the halls like a self-absorbed javelina. Like The 88’s classic in-laws post, Meursault’s story says a lot about China and the Chinese even as it [...]

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