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#openloop22 — Beijing on the “other side” of the 2022 Games Bubble

#openloop22 — Beijing on the “other side” of the 2022 Games Bubble

So they’ve decided to “transliterate-translate” the Games Bubble as a “closed-loop” system (闭环), such are the measures that are called…
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Stop Corona: Beijing’s Very Different Autumn

Stop Corona: Beijing’s Very Different Autumn

The news is not encouraging outside of much of Eastern Asia: even Down Under, Australia and New Zealand are still getting the occasional…
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The Case for Standard Traditional Chinese

The Case for Standard Traditional Chinese

Why China shouldn’t forever trash the characters that put it on the map
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David Feng
Could China Do A “1929 2.0” in 2020?

Could China Do A “1929 2.0” in 2020?

Achtung Gefahr! The Middle Kingdom could “mean business” in a way we didn’t expect — and may not want!
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SARS and the Coronavirus: Two Ways People See China Differently

SARS and the Coronavirus: Two Ways People See China Differently

2020 isn’t exactly 2003 2.0 in some ways — and yet it seems to be a bit…
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(For Once and For All…) Are Cameras Good or Bad for China?

(For Once and For All…) Are Cameras Good or Bad for China?

The feared hallmark of digitised totalitarianism is making a lot of people uncomfortable — but its origins don’t come out of nowhere.
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