The Situation Is Excellent: The Week That Was At Beijing Cream
December 31 – January 6
BJC contributors weighed in on last year’s most “non-notable” events. Chinese activists pushed past security to visit Liu Xia. Here is the ultimate anti-censorship rap video. And Google stopped notifying users of sensitive searches, but should we care?
Murong Xuecun had some very critical things to say about China. Suffering from low libido? A Wuhan hospital’s “sex ward” may be for you. And Jilin had babes in boots in the snow (ditty mine).
Quincy Douby scored a CBA-record 75 points in a single game on Wednesday. Marcus Williams tested positive for marijuana, but his agent says it was for medicinal purposes. Burmese bombs landed in Yunnan – China’s not too happy. Cy Leung remains unpopular in Hong Kong.
We’ve seen our first accident caused by the country’s new yellow light law, which isn’t working very well. A Shenzhen man went on a scary slashing spree, killing one. A private orphanage killed seven people, and authorities may be blaming the foster mother.
These lions are pissed off. Here’s how you can give People’s Daily feedback about English-language China publications. Oh, and Happy New Year.
Comment of the Week:
Jonathan Alpart, on the significance of 2013-01-04:
With the Beijing accent, anything can sound like anything:
Observe:
2-0-1-3-1-4:
“Err lnggg errr shrrr errr shrrr”
爱你一生一世:
“Err lnggg errr shrrr errr shrrr”
@mollierodriguez @beijingcream I snapped photos of myself in Tiananmen Sq with all those assault rifles & meth….Not!
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) January 4, 2013
