In news unrelated to China, the Christian Science Monitor, known for its strong international coverage, is going all in. Online, that is. This NY Times article “Christian Science Paper to End Daily Print Edition” makes it sound like, eventually, all print media will be forced to make the virtual leap. Is the death of old media near?
Entries from October 2008
October 25, 2008
Just what China needs: more people
“Chinese population may swell to 1.5 billion”
(Shanghai Daily) 2008-10-24
The population on the Chinese mainland is expected to reach 1.5 billion in 2033, an official revealed at a forum in Beijing Thursday.
The population will see an annual increase of about 8 million people over the next decade and may reach 1.36 billion in 2010 and 1.4 [...]
October 23, 2008
Long overdue
Here’s what’s been happening in my life lately.
1. I’m no longer homeless. Celebrate with me, please. My dad is no longer calling me a nomad and I’m actually living out of a closet now, not a suitcase (wearing the same clothes from July wasn’t really working in Shanghai autumn weather).
My apartment is near school, and [...]
October 1, 2008
Chinese National Day in Hong Kong
Hong Kong and China. Separate, but so together.
Mao Zedong stood at Tiananmen Square and declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China 59 years ago. Today, I celebrated Chinese National Day in Hong Kong — a Special Autonomous Region of China that at one point, symbolized the country’s humiliation and defeat by foreign powers.
And [...]
