The China Daily on an interesting survey on changing attitudes toward sex in China.

*Expert: Chinese more open to sex*
By Guo Qiang (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2007-07-24 17:10



Sex, a centuries-old taboo considered by most of Chinese, is creating a 
buzz in this conservative country. Claims that approximately 25 percent

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Mattel execs barely had time enjoy the story in the New York Times last week about how their product safety and worker protection practices were, though not perfect, a model for companies manufacturing in China. William Moss, a China-based PR professional, wrote on his Imagethief blog about how the story gave Mattel the sort of boost …

In a recent post Liam discussed the debate in Hong Kong over the planned demolition of Queen’s Pier. It made me think of some destruction I recently encountered in Beijing. Since coming here a month ago I’ve attempted to revisit spots I remember from my time as an exchange student over a decade ago. I studied in the northern city of …

Two prominent economists, Zheng Yisheng and Qian Yihong, have written a piece that, as straightforwardly as anything I’ve seen written by academics or policy wonks here in China, gets at exactly why it’s so tough to make any progress reconciling economic growth with the environmental catastrophe unfolding in this country. I’m going to …

The other evening I was at the local shopping mall out here in suburban Shanghai and after buying some groceries I stopped to see what new titles a local DVD peddler had. He was flipping through his selection of English language movies and when I appeared puzzled when looking at one of them (the title wasn’t on the cover and I didn’t …

Per Simon’s previous post on Steven Spielberg possibly resigning as an unpaid “artistic adviser” (whatever that may be) to the Beijing Olympics: I’d be fascinated to learn what it was that prompted Spielberg to sign on in the first place. No doubt it was at some level a commercial calculation–Dreamworks gets more films approved to show …

So, Steven Spielberg may quit his position as artistic adviser to the 2008 Beijing Olympics if China does not take a harder line against Sudan over Darfur. So far this possibility is based on comments by a Spielberg spokesman that “Steven” will determine his position in a few weeks but “Our main interest is ending the genocide.,” etc etc …

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Here’s a link to a piece in Slate, the on line magazine, about how Chinese competitors to Nike and Adidas, the two global mega brands in the sneaker market, are defending their home turf as we move toward the Beijing Olympics next year. I have to admit, sponsoring the North Korean Olympic team is not a marketing strategy I would have …

Fan Linjun, who works in McClatchy Newspapers’ Beijing bureau, has written an interesting piece on what it’s like to be a Chinese news assistant for a foreign journalist in China.

I actually support many of the Chinese government (and my government)’s policies, which I think are trying to seek justice and help the disadvantaged. On the

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