Archive for November, 2006

How Little Fatty made it big

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

An overweight teenage boy who found that his image had been superimposed onto movie stars and politicians by web users has become a cult figure in China. He reminds me a bit of the kid on the front of the Fatboy Slim album. Like a teenager anywhere in the world, Qian Zhijun was worried about [...]

She got legs, she knows how to use ‘em

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

Lots of talk about justice reform in China

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

Roar of the Asian tiger: How China bought up Africa

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

Thoughts from a journalist based in Beijing, China.