Whatever your feelings about American politics, it’s hard to argue that Barack Obama doesn’t shine on the big stage with the lone spotlight. The man knows how to deliver a message, and it’s liable to be heard as clearly halfway around the world as by those closest to him. According to Tea Leaf Nation: In his... Read more »
As we prepare to begin the second day of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, here’s a roundup of some pictures from Day 1 and prior. Our coverage so far: Clinging to life; Twitter accounts attacked. More via China Digital Times, MSNBC and Sina.
Back in August, Alicia turned up a video of a five-year-old in Hong Kong playing the piano so outrageously well that many viewers justifiably asked if the video was fake. Go watch it again. It truly is unbelievable.
The video's authenticity has since been confirmed, which means the kid behind the keys really is as amazing as he looks. The four-minute clip has racked up more than 2 million viewers, a number that will only likely increase thanks to this bit of recent publicity.
China Digital Times has noticed something very strange happening on Twitter: several high-profile China watchers have reported receiving warnings about attacks on their accounts. Which shadowy cyber prankster would dare try such a thing? Or is this the work of a more sinister agent of the People’s Republic branch of Anonymous? It seems wrong to... Read more »
Picture via Tom Lasseter China’s war of attrition with journalists continues. Hu Jintao is determined to filibuster life itself. If you’re seeing the light, stop walking toward it. Get on Twitter, hashtag #18PC. https://twitter.com/chinadailyshow/status/266318867171799040 We’ll update periodically here as well.
We learn yet again that eagles possess the uncanny ability to terrify. In the above video, a man is taking his small pet bird out for a stroll -- you can see the little guy near the end -- when an eagle swoops in and grabs the bird off the man's bicycle handlebar. In case you missed it, the video replays several times.
Via Kaiser Kuo, here's an official Durex ad on Sina Weibo that has pounced on yesterday's US presidential election results. The caption reads: "The difference between Obama and Romney is..."
Image via Digital Trends Four more years for the big guy in charge. If you’re interested in how China reacted to Barack Obama’s win yesterday, we’ll offer this post by Tea Leaf Nation, which translates several reactions from Sina Weibo, which is China’s Twitter. But plenty of China watchers were tweeting on actual Twitter, too.... Read more »
Via Malcolm Moore The 18th National Congress starts tomorrow, and we will be live-tweeting the opening day with China Daily Show at hashtag #18PC. Join us, will you? Links now.
