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There are a few themes we've been tracking lately at China Beat, including growing Chinese nationalism, middle class protest, and India-China comparisons. Here are a few stories we've noticed around the web this week that address some of these issues:1.... ...full story at China Beat

from China Beat on Thu, Jul 24 2008

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13 Mar 08 visit 3.8 Middle-class Chinese protest maglev train project in Sha  »  YouTube videoOn Saturday, middle-class Chinese hung huge banners from the balconies of a nearby housing complex asking Chinese president Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao to "help the old and young."
05 Sep 07 visit China, rise together or raze alone  »  Lost Laowai Barely a week goes by without Western media reporting on the latest trademark, copyright or IP infringement coming out of China. Just today I read that Chinese companies are distributing fake Icewine. Touting it to the rising middle-class that are looking...
27 May 08 visit More on speechwriting and Obama's Wesleyan address (updated)  »  James Fallows (Major update after the jump) Yesterday (China time) I mentioned that, based on comparisons of a commencement address he delivered two years ago and one he gave this weekend, Barack Obama "has gotten better at the necessary poetry of ceremonial...
01 Jul 08 visit Best of the China Blogs: July 1  »  China Journal A daily look at what we’re reading. –“Boss Hu” Jintao’s relationship with the Chinese media, including more of the back story on Hu’s recent foray into the world of online chat. [China Beat] –Roland Soong attempts to piece toge...
04 Jun 08 visit China, India to discuss border issue during Mukherjee's visit  »  People's Daily China and India will exchange views on a series of issues concerning bilateral relations during Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee's official visit to China, including the border issue, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tue ...
16 Apr 07 visit Chinese internet old aged users: three stories  »  Virtual China [Note: this post written by Nan Yang in Shanghai: we're hoping she'll become a regular on Virtual China! --Lyn] I know three middle aged/old Chinese persons using internet, not only for fun. Here are their stories. The first story is about my mother and...

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