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DBG_060913_1024.pdf

maoxian — 2013-06-18T05:33:43+00:00

Big bang measures to fight air pollution ... FREED ON GOOGLE DOCS

Mad Men season 6 episode 12 review: The Quality Of Mercy | Den of Geek

maoxian — 2013-06-18T05:14:03+00:00

"THEY KILLED KENNY" (i laughed, automatic gen x south park thing though i never watched the show) "Your father never gave you anything, Sally? How wrong you are." ... BRUTAL NICE REVIEW

Huxiu.me — Kaifu Lee on what Tech companies should do to make things work in China

maoxian — 2013-06-18T04:31:16+00:00

"Major business has to enter china with the cooperation of a Chinese partner through the mode of licensing technology, and let the Chinese side lead the operation;" .. CRAZY IDEA ... (bad translation too)

洛阳大叔在美国名校前摆摊 1天赚800美元(图)_新闻_腾讯网

maoxian — 2013-06-18T04:26:05+00:00

MIGHT HAVE 800 IN SALES A DAY, NOT PROFITS ;-)

Zhang Yaxin: Photographing Chairman Mao’s Model Operas - LightBox

maoxian — 2013-06-18T04:25:26+00:00

“There were only three Hasselblad cameras in China back then, and I was given one,” he remembers. “I had unlimited access to color films, while my colleagues only got three color films each for the entire year.”

微博编造“警察打狗”女子被拘_北京新闻·社会_新京报电子报

maoxian — 2013-06-18T04:24:07+00:00

THEY HAD A TRUCK WITH CAGES IN MY COMPOUND THE OTHER NIGHT, DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THEY WERE CRACKING DOWN TOO HARD ... IT'S CRUEL TO HAVE A BIG DOG IN THE BIG CITY, I WELCOME A CRACKDOWN

Tales from a Shanghai job fair: Why China's college grads, employers mismatched | Marketplace.org

maoxian — 2013-06-18T04:21:01+00:00

"He’s worked as a supervisor for a bunch of companies, but hasn’t found the right fit. “You could have five hundred graduates and five hundred job openings here, and none of them would match up," he says." ... EXPECTATIONS GAP

外交部：王毅外长公务用车今起使用国产红旗轿车_财经频道_一财网

maoxian — 2013-06-18T04:12:18+00:00

王毅外长公务用车从今天起使用国产红旗轿车 ... WONDER HOW WELL MADE THEY ARE?

China PBOC-Backed Paper Says No Relief For Interbank Market | MNI

maoxian — 2013-06-18T04:08:09+00:00

"These banks are highly reliant on interbank borrowing to adjust their positions. They can manage their operations when capital inflows are high and regulators haven't tightened policy against non-bank financing... but when liquidity tightens because of sharply declining inflows, their liquidity becomes very tight," it said. ... PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON, DANGEROUS BUT NECESSARY MOVE??

Beijing Housing Vacancy Rate at 28.9%: Survey -Caijing

maoxian — 2013-06-18T04:02:15+00:00

"A survey did by the Beijing Police last year showed the city has 13.2million units of houses, of which 3.8 million are confirmed vacant, putting its housing vacancy rate at 28.9%" ... LOTS OF "STORES OF VALUE" OUT THERE REMAIN UNRENTED BUT I WOULDN'T GUESS 29%

Porpoise Song (Theme from Head) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

maoxian — 2013-06-18T03:14:48+00:00

"The song was released as a single in 1968, and reached #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single version runs over a minute longer than the album version." ... CLOSING CREDITS EPISODE 12 SEASON 6 MAD MEN

About article: Doctor gets 9 months for fraud over bogus appointments and theft of drugs

maoxian — 2013-06-18T02:47:30+00:00

102 ALL TIME HIGHS 2013 06 17

maoxian — 2013-06-18T02:14:17+00:00

QIHU (ZING!) ... ANGIE'S LIST (ANGI) WHICH IS A LOUSY DATING SITE ACCORDING TO FAHMY (the card) ...

Persuading David Simon (Pinboard Blog)

maoxian — 2013-06-18T02:07:23+00:00

First, there is the scope of the order. The Baltimore operation, and others like it, were limited to a specific criminal investigation. They were obtained under a warrant setting limits on what would be collected, and for how long. The NSA program is universal and appears to be open-ended. Information is collected in aggregate. The program operates under the authority of secret court order, not a warrant. It is not clear whether the Administration even believes this type of surveillance requires a court order. Second is the nature of the body carrying out the surveillance. In Simon's example, this was a municipal police force, overseen by a local court. In our case, it's the NSA, a Federal agency whose job has traditionally been to collect foreign signals intelligence ①. The operation is overseen by a secret court system called FISC.

Loon for All – Project Loon – Google

maoxian — 2013-06-18T02:03:59+00:00

THE BALLOONS AREN'T ALOFT FOR LONG, BEST TO THROW UP SOME SATELLITES

Terms of Service; Didn't Read

maoxian — 2013-06-18T02:03:13+00:00

NICE IDEA

Six reasons why choosing Hong Kong is a brilliant move by Edward Snowden | Corrente

maoxian — 2013-06-18T02:02:00+00:00

1. Under our (still largely intact and transparent) Hong Kong rule of law, the wheels of justice grind slowly. Very slowly. 2. Snowden can settle in and feel right at home, since Hong Kong is the Geek-friendliest city in the world. AND DON'T FORGET THE BBQ PORK 3. Local Popular Support. 4. Hong Kong is one of the most ambiguous political spaces in the world--and that is a big advantage for Snowden. 5. Hong Kong is one of the safest places in the world, certainly the safest major world city. "the highest ratio of police to citizens in the world." 6. Legal aid. Partly because it is the first haven for mainland Chinese dissidents, and partly because the local democracy movement here uses the courts aggressively for judicial review, to test and challenge government's actions and policies, Hong Kong has an unusually large cohort of superb and distinguished lawyers specializing in Human Rights and Civil Rights law. GREAT POST, SHE'S RIGHT ON EVERY POINT ... AND DID I MENTION THE BBQ PORK?

Drink Beer for Big Ideas, Coffee to Get Them Done

maoxian — 2013-06-18T01:48:16+00:00

"There Are Lots of Famous Drunk Artists, but No Famous Drunk Accountants" ... IT'S TRUE I'VE HAD SOME VERY GOOD IDEAS (BUZZED NOT DRUNK) BUT NEVER DONE ANY OF THEM SINCE I DON'T DRINK COFFEE

Priced out of Paris - FT.com

maoxian — 2013-06-18T01:46:25+00:00

"Our great, global cities are turning into vast gated citadels where the elite reproduces itself" ... TRUE OF BEIJING AS WELL, WHO CAN AFFORD TO LIVE WITHIN THE THIRD RING AND SEND KIDS TO TOP SCHOOLS (OR HOSPITALS?)

Problems of Place: Do Quotas in China's College Admissions System Reinforce Existing Inequalities? | Tea Leaf Media, LLC

maoxian — 2013-06-18T01:23:30+00:00

"While it may seem counterintuitive, competition for spots at China’s top universities is less fierce in populous cities like Beijing and Shanghai than in China’s more rural provinces. This is because universities located in Beijing will reserve more spots for students with Beijing hukou, and thus the lowest qualifying score for a Beijing-based test-taker may be vastly lower than the score required from a student taking the examination in Henan or Jiangsu." ... ALL OUR BEST EMPLOYEES ARE BEIDA TSINGHUA RENDA GRADS WHO WE MAKE SURE ARE *NOT* FROM BEIJING

The Ends of the Road - In Focus - The Atlantic

maoxian — 2013-06-18T01:21:13+00:00

PICS AIN'T LOADING

WHY I’M NOT RUNNING FOR CONGRESS -- Altucher Confessional

maoxian — 2013-06-18T01:19:48+00:00

"These are just a few of the issues. There are many more." ... I BET, BUT SMART NOT TO PISS AWAY ANY MONEY

zillow SEC FORM 4

maoxian — 2013-06-18T01:18:24+00:00

Frink Lloyd D ... Frink Descendants' Trust 12/30/04 OVER A MILLION SHARES, THIS GUY'S MEGA-RICH NOW

Cops investigate TV chef Nigella Lawson throat-grab pics, husband calls incident a 'playfull tiff' - NYPOST.com

maoxian — 2013-06-17T23:19:11+00:00

SHE WAS A JUDGE ON TOP CHEF ONCE OR TWICE AND RUBBED ME THE WRONG WAY, THOUGH NOT ENOUGH TO THROTTLE HER

Similar Celebrities Of Different Eras Fused Into One Person [Pics] - PSFK

maoxian — 2013-06-17T23:12:24+00:00

OBAMA X IS PRETTY GOOD

The Rice Stuff: Why McDonalds new Chinese menu fails so hard, it's embarrassing / Blog-that's Beijing-Urbanatomy Media

maoxian — 2013-06-17T22:55:53+00:00

THESE BEIJINGER DUDES ARE APING MY EVERY MOVE ;-)

Gady Epstein on China and the Internet | FiveBooks | Five Books

maoxian — 2013-06-17T22:48:29+00:00

http://on.ft.com/143ubXs

maoxian — 2013-06-17T12:25:43+00:00

http://privacysos.org/node/1087

maoxian — 2013-06-17T11:42:24+00:00

http://goo.gl/v0nD8

maoxian — 2013-06-17T11:40:42+00:00

http://s.shr.lc/15aHPXG

maoxian — 2013-06-17T11:40:34+00:00

South African Cuisine Moves South: Shunyi Finally Shares Pinotage With Sanlitun

maoxian — 2013-06-17T09:46:04+00:00

IS IT IN SANLITUN VILLAGE? AN ADDRESS WOULD BE NICE. I WILL VISIT AND GIVE IT THE DEFINITIVE REVIEW

A Drink With: Ian Syer, President, Beijing Cricket Club

maoxian — 2013-06-17T09:44:52+00:00

FREQUENTLY AT PLAN B

Anti-Pervert Hairy Stockings for Girls During Summer – chinaSMACK

maoxian — 2013-06-17T09:40:48+00:00

NICE IDEA

Berndnaut - works

maoxian — 2013-06-17T04:58:21+00:00

clouds

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Links for 2011-09-27 [del.icio.us]

2011-09-28T00:00:00-07:00

Alice Schroeder: Articles & Columns - Bloomberg
ALICE IS GREAT
Sino-Forest hit by new lawsuit seeking class-action status | Reuters
"NEI Investments and Batirente said in a statement that defendants in the suit include Sino-Forest's current and former auditors, 15 financial firms that brought Sino-Forest share and note offerings to market, certain forestry consulting firms, and 20 directors and senior executive officers of the company." ... TAKE 'EM ALL DOWN
Jean Giraud - Wikipedia
RIDLEY SCOTT SAID HE WAS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE MOEBIUS COMICS
Authorities Dismiss News of Banning VIE: Paper
via @niubi ... "The variable interest entity is a structure devised to permit foreign investors to get around Chinese rules barring foreigners from owning company stakes in certain sectors. It was originally used by Sina in April 2000. Public data shows that ending August, the VIE structure has been used by 96 of the Chinese companies listed in New York and Nasdaq." ... NO FOREIGN EDITOR REVIEWED THIS POST

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2011-09-27T00:00:00-07:00

经销店 | 雅马哈发动机株式会社
北京捷力众星商贸有限责任公司地址: 北京市丰台区花乡小草桥南三环西路11号院（车来拉电动车商城）电话: 010-51331506/63282911 ... ONE OFFICIAL DEALER OUT IN THE WILDS OF FENGTAI
经销店 | 雅马哈发动机株式会社
北京捷力众星商贸有限责任公司地址: 北京市丰台区花乡小草桥南三环西路11号院（车来拉电动车商城）电话: 010-51331506/63282911 ... ONE OFFICIAL DEALER OUT IN THE WILDS OF FENGTAI
Buyback Gives Buffett Weapon Against Slump
"Buffett previously preferred to use the firm’s profits to buy companies and securities issued by other firms. “Not a dime of cash” has been spent on buybacks or dividends in four decades, the billionaire told investors in his annual letter, published on Feb. 26. Buffett invested $5 billion in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and $3 billion in General Electric Co. in 2008 when the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. failure cut companies off from traditional sources of funding." ...
Singapore Inc. Facing $7.4 Billion UBS Loss Tops Chain of Soured Bank Bets
"GIC, which manages more than $100 billion of the city- state’s reserves, owned about 6.4 percent of UBS as of Dec. 31. It became the bank’s largest shareholder when it converted 11 billion francs of notes into stock. The shares traded at about a fifth of the conversion price at the close on Sept. 23, though the 8.7 billion franc unrealized loss is partly offset by 2 billion francs in interest payments in the first two years of its investment. The fund also owns about 3.8 percent of New York-based Citigroup, the third-largest U.S. bank, after selling half of its original stake for a $1.6 billion profit two years ago. It’s the lender’s single-biggest investor, while 18 funds managed by State Street Corp. hold a combined 4.1 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg." ... OUCH, TOOK A BATH ON UBS
The Hidden Meaning Behind Buffett’s Hiring: Alice Schroeder
"He does, in fact, cover all the bases: finding acquisitions, financing them, overseeing management of acquired companies, designing their compensation, allocating capital of the entity that owns the businesses, and understanding lending and credit markets from a bank’s perspective. He also knows how to finance acquisitions in special situations such as bankruptcies; manage long-tailed risks like his former employer W.R. Grace & Co.’s asbestos liability; and control equity- portfolio risk in a volatile market using positioning, derivatives and moderate leverage."
Berkshire taps founder of Charlottesville firm
"Peninsula had about $2 billion in the stock of nine companies as of June 30, the firm said in a regulatory filing. The holdings included investments in satellite television provider DirecTV, specialty chemical maker W.R. Grace & Co., and dialysis facility owner DaVita Inc., the filing showed." ... CONCENTRATED

Marcin Jakubowski - Open Source Ecology

maoxian — 2013-06-17T04:57:39+00:00

WHAT ARE THE 50 TOOLS?

Full List | Best Inventions of the Year 2012 | TIME.com

maoxian — 2013-06-17T04:54:47+00:00

rx100 guts

maoxian — 2013-06-17T04:46:06+00:00

LOTTA LITTLE LENSES

Official Site of Korea Tourism Org.: Juwangsan National Park (주왕산국립공원)

maoxian — 2013-06-17T04:32:21+00:00

WHERE THEY FILMED SPRING SUMMER....

Jusanji Lake

maoxian — 2013-06-17T04:25:58+00:00

NO FLOATING TEMPLE

On use and care of your camera

maoxian — 2013-06-17T04:17:07+00:00

Avoid rough handling, disassembling, modifying, physical shock, or impact such as hammering, dropping, or stepping on the product. Be particularly careful of the lens. I THOUGHT THIS WAS CUTE

RX1 ∣ Tokyo ∣ 04 — Minimally Minimal

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:51:27+00:00

NOT SURE WHY SO MANY OF HIS PHOTOS LOOK WASHED OUT ... NOT SURE IF HE'S DOING IT ON PURPOSE

Pass the Butter: Italian Chef Brings Fresh Bread and Rare Fish to Parkview Green | the Beijinger Blog | Restaurants | Jun 17, 2013 | thebeijinger.com

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:49:24+00:00

"Opera Bombana has been fashioned as the space for the eponymous chef to finally realize his passion for bread." ... SOUNDS EXPENSIVE ... I WILL GIVE THE DEFINITIVE REVIEW OF THEIR CHEAPIE LUNCH SOON

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard - Finance and business comments - Telegraph

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:44:38+00:00

"Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is International Business Editor of The Daily Telegraph. He has covered world politics and economics for 30 years, based in Europe, the US, and Latin America. He joined the Telegraph in 1991, serving as Washington correspondent and later Europe correspondent in Brussels." ... DOES AMBEVPRITCH HAVE HIS OWN RSS FEED?

Happy Couple

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:40:06+00:00

YOU'RE A LONG WAY FROM SHANDONG, BABY

Murdoch family

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:35:14+00:00

IN HAPPIER TIMES

Mom and Grace

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:34:51+00:00

SHE'S GOING TO FIGHT FOR THOSE KIDS TOOTH AND NAIL (imagine the legal fees :) )

Chloe and Grace

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:34:10+00:00

HEIRS TO A FORTUNE, NO MATTER WHAT THE PRENUP SAYS

Wendi?

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:32:06+00:00

IN ST BARTS ... WENDI? LOOKS GOOD DESPITE HAVING TWO KIDS ... OR IS THAT SOMEONE ELSE? SAME SMILE AS WENDI'S, MAYBE A SISTER?

Are Long-Term Unemployed Taking Refuge in Disability?

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:23:23+00:00

LOL, DOES A BEAR SHIT IN THE WOODS?

Extraditing Snowden an unwise decision - OP-ED - Globaltimes.cn

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:09:52+00:00

"However, it would be a face-losing outcome for both the Hong Kong SAR government and the Chinese Central government if Snowden is extradited back to the US. ... His "crime" is that he blew the whistle on the US government's violation of civil rights. His action supported "human rights" as defined in the UN Charter, and has been applauded worldwide. ... China's growing power is attracting people to seek asylum in China. This is unavoidable and should be used to accumulate moral standing." ... AS BILL QUIPPED, IT'S CHRISTMAS IN JUNE FOR BEIJING ... THE FACT THAT SNOWDEN CHOSE HONGKONG TO FLEE TO PROVES HE'S NO DUMMY

Wendi Deng Murdoch

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:02:35+00:00

MIDDLE, BACK ROW ... SHE WAS BORN IN '69, I BELIEVE

Wendi Deng Murdoch, Weibo Heroine : The New Yorker

maoxian — 2013-06-17T03:00:19+00:00

"Deng had not been born with connections. A grainy photo of a gangly girl in a bowl-cut, standing awkwardly in the back row of her high school volleyball team, vouches for the humble beginnings." ... YES, BUT NOW SHE HAS AN EXPENSIVE HAIRCUT, FACIALS, TEETH WHITENING, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS ;-) "“Murdoch wanted to realize his China dream but it’s Wendi who has accomplished both her American and China dreams!” said one Weibo poster" ... INDEED

Researcher: Gaokao Top Scorers Rarely Have Outstanding Careers

maoxian — 2013-06-17T02:57:52+00:00

DON'T TELL STEVE HSU!

Balance vs. “Balance” | Sinostand

maoxian — 2013-06-17T02:56:32+00:00

"Eric Li isn’t sought after because of his qualifications (he has none) or the depth of his reasoning. He’s sought after for the simplicity of his argument and the concrete conclusion it leads to." ... I THOUGHT THEY LIKE HIM CUZ HE SPEEKEE GOOD ENGRISH

TV anchor 'outs' central government official after questionable 'romance' ends | South China Morning Post

maoxian — 2013-06-17T02:52:26+00:00

"Ji Yingnan, a 25-year-old anchor on the China Travel & Economic Channel made the affair public on Sina Weibo on Friday, posting intimate pictures of herself and Fan Yue, a deputy director of the policy and legal affairs office under the State Archives Administration. Most of the posts were taken down on Saturday." ... SHE SHOULD HAVE USED SOME OF HER 10K PER DAY STIPEND (that's a solid income) TO FIX HER CROSSED EYES ... HE'S IN DEEP DOO DOO AND SHE'S GOING TO BE GIVEN A TALKING TO "Ji also said she had suffered a breakdown, "gone crazy", and wanted to kill herself, but wanted to see Fan punished first. "This morally debased official must be sacked. I won't commit suicide before he is punished," she said on her weibo." ... SWEET JESUS, HELL HATH NO FURY (morally upright officials could afford to give her 10 kuai a day stipend)

Chinese fume over French student attack

maoxian — 2013-06-17T02:46:17+00:00

"The topic of politicians sending their children abroad to study provokes widespread resentment in China. It is rarely discussed by the tightly controlled press, which seldom comments on the family life of senior officials. Still, some internet users speculated that the students were wealthy. "Those who can afford to study abroad are either the children of government officials or rich families," one user said. "They're not worthy of sympathy," another user said." ... NOT ALL ARE CORRUPT (just most ;) )

Standard Digital News - Kenya : Outrage after assault on Chinese students in France

maoxian — 2013-06-17T02:45:18+00:00

"Two people were arrested after the drunken attack, in which one student was seriously injured when a glass bottle hit her face" ... SURPRISED IT DOESN'T HAPPEN MORE OFTEN, EUROPE IN TERRIBLE SHAPE THESE DAYS ... I KNOW THAT IT'S COMMON FOR CHINESE TOURISTS TO SUFFER RACIAL EPITHETS IN EUROPE, BUT PHYSICAL VIOLENCE IS ANOTHER MATTER "Correspondents say there is resentment among some people in the Bordeaux region at Chinese investors who have been buying up local vineyards."

Fosun Is a Connoisseur of Brands - Wei Gu

maoxian — 2013-06-17T02:38:27+00:00

SOFUN A CLIENT I LIKE TO SAY IS NOT SOFUN

VXL Capital Limited

maoxian — 2013-06-17T01:38:36+00:00

WORKING WITH THESE GUYS TODAY... PwC RESIGNED, NOW LOOKING AT THEIR PREFERRED SHARES ISSUE, THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMM (issues up the wazoo)

NSA spying flap extends to contents of U.S. phone calls | Politics and Law - CNET News

maoxian — 2013-06-17T01:03:35+00:00

"Because the same legal standards that apply to phone calls also apply to e-mail messages, text messages, and instant messages, being able to listen to phone calls would mean the NSA analysts could also access the contents of Internet communications without going before a court and seeking approval." ... "BLANKET" APPROVAL FROM "SECRET" COURT

Stop Doing Internet Wrong. - Scott Hanselman

maoxian — 2013-06-17T01:00:36+00:00

The Sickening Snowden Backlash - The Daily Beast

maoxian — 2013-06-17T00:57:00+00:00

"It's appalling to hear the Washington bureaucrats and their media allies trash Edward Snowden as a traitor, when it's our leaders and the NSA who have betrayed us" ... Politico’s Roger Simon called Snowden “the slacker who came in from the cold,” with “all the qualifications to become a grocery bagger.” That people feel comfortable sneering about grocery workers—a respectable job—and writing off Snowden’s years working as a security guard as sloth tells you a bit about the culture of the nation’s capital, doesn’t it?" ... THE ESTABLISHMENT THREATENED, CORPORATE SECURITY STATE AND ITS MEDIA ALLIES IN SMEAR OVERDRIVE

Schneier on Security: More on Feudal Security

maoxian — 2013-06-17T00:56:30+00:00

"If you've started to think of yourself as a hapless peasant in a Game of Thrones power struggle, you're more right than you may realize. These are not traditional companies, and we are not traditional customers. These are feudal lords, and we are their vassals, peasants, and serfs." ... OH, BRUCE

At The Movies, The Women Are Gone : Monkey See : NPR

maoxian — 2013-06-17T00:55:54+00:00

"By far your best shot, numbers-wise, at finding one that's at least even-handedly featuring a man and a woman is Before Midnight (at 891 theaters) so I hope you like it. Because it's pretty much that or a solid, impenetrable wall of movies about dudes."

Ian Padgham's post on Vine

maoxian — 2013-06-17T00:53:47+00:00

AIN'T THAT PRECIOUS

Information Processing: China 3.0

maoxian — 2013-06-17T00:51:04+00:00

Insights From SMPY's Greatest Former Child Prodigies

maoxian — 2013-06-17T00:47:23+00:00

Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth ... PDF FREED BY HSU ... THEY WERE AS "GIFTED" AS THE NEXT KIDS WITH SMART DADS AND PUSHY MOMS

厦门新规：个人买罐装汽油需实名制加派出所证明

maoxian — 2013-06-17T00:38:09+00:00

VAIN? ATTEMPT TO STOP SELF IMMOLATIONS

In Wake of Deadly Bus Fire, Chinese Netizens Ask: Who Is the True Culprit? | Tea Leaf Nation

maoxian — 2013-06-17T00:37:14+00:00

CHICOMS DON'T WANT THE QUESTION ASKED ... OFFICIAL MEDIA ON THIS IS ZIP THOUGH I GUESS IT LIVES ON WEIBO/WEIXIN, A KIND OF PARALLEL UNIVERSE THAT NOW EXISTS, A SORT OF VIRTUAL "CIVIL SOCIETY"