Peering into the Precipice

Traffic here is more akin to a river than an orderly line – small motorbikes are constantly weaving in and out over the wide range of cars – including pristine luxury cars humming next to Frankenstein, home grown tractors. Pedestrians will cross said river at any point they damn well please. Said motorists will not [...]

In the last two days the New York Times has published two articles on Shenzhen, both of which are decent reads. Thought I’d relink them here for those that are interested… In Chinese Boomtown, Middle Class Pushes Back Chinese Success Story Chokes on Its Own Growth I can’t really comment on either; being a foreigner [...]

Being a foreign expert in China has a wide array of perks. The Chinese find our features, such as deep set eyes and larger noses, attractive; most things are cheap and the standard of living is higher (for foreigners) than it most likely would be back home; and most importantly – the Chinese can’t resist [...]