A brave new blog: The China Beat, which in its own words "examines media coverage of China, providing context and criticism from China scholars and writers." The first couple of posts show what they're up to: "Five Good Short Books on China," "After the Avalanche," (on the Taiwan elections), and "Anniversaries: The Rise and Fall of Wang Mang" (a controversial figure who usurped the throne 2,000 years ago.)
There you have it: history, items snatched from the headlines, and advice on what to read. What's not to like?
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Anniversary of Zhou Enlai's Death
Several bloggers wrote about Zhou on January 8. Jottings from the Granite Studio has a superb piece, This Date in History with excellent illustrations. My own piece, Zhou Enlai and the Chinese Omelette (posted on Frog in a Well) adds some more stories and observations.
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