Peering into the Precipice

For those that haven’t read or heard, the CCTV’s new HQ compound suffered a heavy blow last month during the peak of the Chinese New Year festivities. There are plenty of stories and pictures that can be easily found online, so I won’t delve too deeply there. I did, however, just read a decent article [...]

… and vulgarity. I’m not sure what the situation is like on the ground back home, or in Europe, but my impression from online news and the Daily Show’s regular mockup of mainstream media is that the news on China, and specifically on the Olympics during this month, is too frequently dehumanized. I experienced something [...]

The air will surely be under increasing scrutiny from abroad – wonder how the media here will cover it… A clear day during late 2007 28 July 2008 7 August 2008 8 August 2008

With the Olympics now less than two weeks away, the chances of them going down as smoothly as no one but the IOC and BOCOG predicted seem shockingly low. Draconian traffic control measures to reduce air pollution began on 20 July, although on the ground most people have a hard time differentiating this week from [...]

Following an absolutely splendid vacation back home in Alaska I’ve returned to find China, well, slightly more secure looking. Upon entering China I found that the security process at Beijing Capital Airport (Terminal 3) has been clogged by the inclusion of several new pieces of machinery just following the baggage claim. While before suspicious looking [...]