China… Portland 2010=Belgrade 1999? Not Quite. 18 Mar 201018 Mar 2010 On March 12, 2010, not long after Huanqiu Shibao (the Global Times) published this story (translated here on S.V.) which cited his Sina.com microblog as encouraging Chinese Netizens to consider a boycott…
Cello… Maybe, In Fact, Cellos Can Save the World After All 16 Mar 2010 After all the politics are done, there is food, and music, and musical nourishment. So I couldn't be any happier, in the wake of reporting on some NBA-China action involving…
Chinese communist party… Portland-Tibet Update 15 Mar 2010 On March 11, the English-language China Daily contained an editorial upbraiding the city of Portland for its "Tibet Awareness Day." Suffice it to say that while China Daily has recently…
Chinese communist party… China to U.S. Cities: Hoist the Tibetan Flag, Lose N.B.A. Broadcast Rights in China 12 Mar 201012 Mar 2010 American mayors, human rights activists, and N.B.A. fans take note: A recent decision by the Portland City Council to declare March 10 "Tibet Awareness Day" is making big waves in…