China verliest voordelen

Zoals blijkt uit een artikel in de Washington Post lijkt China haar economische aantrekkingskracht en voordelen te verliezen door de stijgende brandstofprijzen en inflatie:

Soaring energy costs, the falling dollar and inflation are cutting into what U.S. manufacturers call the “China price”– the 40 to 50 percent cost advantage once offered by Chinese producers.

The export model that has powered China and other Asian countries for three decades will be compromised if fuel prices continue to rise, said Stephen Jen, a managing director for Morgan Stanley.

Het hele artikel is te lezen op de site van de Washington Post.

Verkeersdrempels in China

Op WeirdAsiaNews staat dit staaltje van Chinees vernuft (of het geniaal is of ronduit idioot laat ik properkes in het midden):

The Ultimate Speed Bump

The local government in ShanXi province, China, decided they had enough of people speeding on their highways.

In an effort to stop speeders once and for all, they built a 100 foot long and 2 foot high winding speed block in the middle of the Jing Zhuang highway.

Unfortunately for the drivers, the speed bump is so narrow that a large number of cars end up scraping against the side even when driving careful. The speed bump has also taken the 2 lane highway down to a single lane, which has resulted in daily traffic jams.

So all you Chinese speeder better “Slon Doon.”

Biatch on Tour in China

Oh geez… Really can’t escape stupid western music anywhere now can I. Read this:

Avril Lavigne touring China

New Delhi (ANI): Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne will be touring China for her ‘The Best Damn Tour’ concerts. The 23-year-old singer will play at Guangzhou at first, followed by other mainland cities like Shanghai, Beijing and Chongqing. The singer’s 90-minute concert is expected to include such hits as ‘Girlfriend, Innocence, and Forgotten’.

According to the China Daily, the singer will probably celebrate her 24th birthday on September 27 in Guangzhou. Lavigne had rocked Shanghai last July.

I ought to rally some local support once I get to Chongqing and start training my tomato-throw-arm. Didn’t she insult some people back in july for saying something about Tibet or am I mistaking her for someone else? Should look it up some time. I’m pretty sure there was some twat yapping about it on stage. Anyway, this thrilling article was borrowed from this page.

China Universities

Te lezen op chinaSMACK:

Earlier this week, some Chinese noticed a strange piece of news on Tsinghua University’s website:

“Yesterday afternoon, Tsinghua University principal Mr. Gu Binglin expressed his worries about current university education conditions during an interview with a student reporter. He indicated straightforwardly that the university education system is in effect “pouring shit into the students minds.”

[…] “He further indicated that some 80% of the student first entering college are full of will and determination to study diligently, but under the the grinding and corrosion of their four year university career, he is afraid not even 20% can maintain this determination up until graduation. Skipping class, cheating on tests are already regarded by many students as par for the course. The original goal and motivation for going to college to gain knowledge becomes purely just get a diploma. Moreover, those students who try their best and take their studies seriously, their learning abilities and creativity are actually being obliterated. their learning capability and innovation ability are actually gradually being destroyed. If this kind of situation continues, the university’s ultimate finished product will be soul-less zombies.”

Het volledige verhaal is te lezen op chinaSMACK.

You can read the full story on chinaSMACK.

Dit is vrij interessant… Als het schoolsysteem daar zo in mekaar zit, is er misschien toch nog een gaatje voor een paar Belgische lowlifes die op een of ander diploma hopen. XD Toch maar studeren voor de zekerheid.

This is pretty interesting… There might be a shred of hope for a couple of Belgian lowlifes hoping to get a degree. XD Still gonna study hard though, to be on the safe side.

Nieuws in China is altijd positief…

Dutch:

Op Black and White Cat staat een interessante vergelijking tussen een artikel uit de New York Times over de Olympische Spelen en de vertaling van wat het Chinese (officiële) nieuwsagentschap Xinhua daarover zei (voor wie Chinees kan, oorspronkelijke versie staat hier). Best grappig eens hun post “How the New York Times (should have) covered the Olympics.” te bekijken. Grijs doorstreept is wat de Chinezen hebben weggelaten, rood is wat ze ervoor in de plaats hebben gezet. De madam van Taal & Politiek zou dervan smullen.

English:

Black and White Cat has got an interesting blog post which compares some article from the New York Times on the Olympics and the translation of what the Chinese (official) news agency Xinhua said about it (to those speaking Chinese, you can find the original version here). Please take a look at their post “How the New York Times (should have) covered the Olympics.” The strike-through text has been deprecated by the Chinese, red is what they put in themselves.