Al Jazeera has a segment (10 November 2009) on Ordos, China where GDP is sustained through constant building. While Ordos is actually a thriving city in inner Mongolia, the “new” Ordos is filled with vacant suburban development and an I Am Legend-like atmosphere. … Continue reading…Al Jazeera | “China’s Empty City” Of Ordos
“A paper by Therese Hesketh and Zhu Wei Xing published in 2006 argued that China’s male-female sex-ration — these days estimated to be 117 to 100, although parts of China see ratios as high as 150 to 100 — could result in a large population of unmarried and sexually frustrated males, leading to increased crime and other social ills.” — TJ Keller (“No Resting On Laurels”) on Post-Olympic China (Seed, October 2008) … Continue reading…TJ Kelleher On Post-Olympic China
An oldie, but goodie cartoon from Nate Beeler on China’s political and media oppression while hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics. … Continue reading…Nate Beeler Cartoon – 08.05.2008
“The Walt Disney Corporation announced that it is going to build a Disneyland in mainland China. Apparently, it will be the first Disneyland built for children by children.” — Conan O’Brien on Disney’s planned Chinese Disneyland theme park … Continue reading…Conan O’Brien On Disney’s Planned Chinese Disneyland Theme Park
“The government of China guaranteed that the Beijing Olympics will be safe. They know the Olympics will be safe because they’ve already written the next three weeks of news stories.” — Conan O’Brien on China’s assurances of a safe 2008 Summer Olympics … Continue reading…Conan O’Brien On China’s Assurances Of A Safe 2008 Summer Olympics