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Michael Jackson Matters to China

I wasn’t planning on writing anything about Michael Jackson’s passing, but when it came up again and again and again in my conversations with Chinese friends, I was forced to acknowledge something: although the average American pop star goes... ...full story at Sinosplice

from Sinosplice on Sun, Jun 28 2009

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06 Jul 09 visit Instant bio of Michael Jackson  »  Danwei China Daily reports on a new biography of Michael Jackson, Moonwalk in Paradise, that was prepared in two days. What's even scarier: More than 10 Chinese publishing houses are also planning to launch instant books about Jackson. Link...
27 Jun 09 visit Chinese newspapers mourn the death of Michael Jackson  »  Danwei In lieu of an in-depth front page story today, here's a collection of front pages from Chinese newspapers who marked the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson: Michael Jackson dominated Chinese newspapers on June 27, 2009 Most of the headlines are...
10 Jul 09 visit Michael Jackson - A Brief Commemoration  »  Blogging For China While we at Foolsmountain have been preoccupied with discussing XinJiang the last few days, I think we can take a brief aside to commemorate the amazing life that was Michael Jackson. Michael is one of those few figures whose influence knew no boundaries...
29 Jun 09 visit Today's Links: China says goodbye to Jackson, no to snitches and prostitution  »  Shanghaiist Michael Jackson and China [Global Times] "Legends of the ilk of Michael Jackson die to leave behind both a legacy and an influence. For China, it is the latter, which is being discussed passionately today among thousands of his fans here after the music...
01 Jul 09 visit Michael Jackson's only trip to Chinese mainland  »  People's Daily On June 26, the "King of Pop" Michael Jackson died suddenly from a heart attack. All his Chinese fans felt regret that he never held a concert in Chinese mainland; however, 22 years ago Michael Jackson set foot on Chinese mainland for the first time and...

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