Apparently this dog, Li Li, is a local celebrity in Nanning, Guangxi province. Dubbed "bike hugging dog" (according to YouTube video description), it patiently waits for its owner to get done with his errands, then hops onto the back of the bike, barks to signal it's ready, and somehow maintains his balance as the biped pedals away.
We begin with the Washington Post’s excellent story about the differences between Chen Guangcheng’s situation and Fang Lizhi‘s: Worried that taking refuge with American diplomats would allow China’s Communist Party to portray the Tiananmen protest as a U.S.-orchestrated conspiracy, Fang decided after his first meeting at the embassy that he didn’t want U.S. help after... Read more »
We liked the build-up in this video written by The Blockton Brothers and directed by Matt Peccini, but just wish the punchline could've been rehearsed a few more times, preferably not in an indecipherable dialect of Chinese. Contrast with the Honda commercial: now there's a foreigner who studied at a Mandarin school.
Youku video for those in China after the jump I’ll leave the bulk of the editorializing to you, the readers, but I do want to say this: the person who thought footage of expats and service industry professionals schmoozing on the rooftop of Migas could be enhanced by adding an Ashley Tisdale soundtrack was possibly mistaken.... Read more »
Youku video for those in China after the jump. Remember our post a few days back, “99 Ways to Heaven… on the Highway to Hell,” about a certain stretch of road in Zhangjiajie, Hunan that may be the most dangerous in the world? Well, Jokke Sommer, a BASE jumping and wingsuit expert, decided to take... Read more »
On the left of that ancient gate is the new town of Zhangjiakou, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province. On the right is Old Town. Now you know. Here‘s a refresher on why we’re tracking Chen Guangcheng’s progress across China. Hebei, as you know, borders Beijing, so in all likelihood Chen will be back at... Read more »
