Criticism of the Chinese People’s Thinking
Everyone who have been living in China knows quite well two essential features of Chinese people: national pride and a strong tendency to self-criticism. As for the first one, no matter if life is hard and iniquities are widespread, but China will always be the amazing motherland. The world could be split into China, a [...]
My flat in Beijing
In the last years Chinese cities have seen a dramatic raise in real estate prices. Common People, the laobaixing (老百姓）of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou can hardly afford to buy a house. The government is showing its concern about this issue and it’s implementing new policies to limit price growth but it’s just a dog chasing [...]
Brave New Beijing
Recently a book and a movie, both based in Beijing, gave me some insights about China’s present and future. The first one is a novel published in Hong Kong, for a relatively little niche of mainland Chinese readers, while the second one is the film adaptation of a local bestseller. The book is 盛世中国2013 （2013 [...]