November 11 – November 24
Mike Forsyth was identified as the Bloomberg leaker. Gary Locke resigned as US ambassador to China. The 11th Guangzhou Sex and Culture Festival happened.
Tom Baxter reviewed Adam Minter’s Junkyard Planet. We’ve begun a new series: send us your pictures of Beijing traffic. Beige Wind interviewed mountaineers.
North Korea Chic is not a fashion trend, but they sure have lots of pairs of Björn Borg’s underwear. Spain wants to arrest Jiang Zemin; Jiang Zemin is not amused. Spotted in Manila: no wang-wang.
Comment of the Week:
@beijingcream @hugchina you mean revolutionary leap forward in the rate of roofs collapsing in winter?
— George Baily (@georgebaily) November 20, 2013
