When the first protests stirred in Tunisia, that was fine. But now that revolution has toppled over into Egypt and threatens to spill into the Middle East, China is clamping down. The river crabs are now censoring harmonizing Twitter-like microblogs by banning searches for Egypt and comments on the few news reports on the unrest. The […]
…scaring the unsuspecting and suspecting alike. They’re going off in the crowded hutongs right outside the restaurant while I’m eating dinner. BOOM. Or in a series of consecutive small blasts like machine gun fire while I’m watching tennis on TV. I think the world is ending, and then I remember that actually it just means […]
Well, I am the daughter of Chinese parents, which I think gives me some sort kind of authority on this issue. The opinion article by Amy Chua, which came with the incendiary headline, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” appeared Jan. 8 — almost two weeks ago — right before her memoir from which the article […]
One of the truer stereotypes of the Chinese is that they take their cuisine seriously. While rapid development and modern demands of society are deteriorating their allegiance to good food, it is still generally expected that people know how to — and do — cook. Even though more and more Chinese are eating out, they […]