Shanghaiist (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... dozens of Chinese wind farms because of the industrial policy China used to obtain money. [ CNN ] Adam Minter points out that when it comes to China and climate change promises, "China has great environmental laws and regulations in every field; they’re just not enforced." [ Shanghai Scrap ] Chinese police have detained 24 people in Guizhou province, after kidnappings...
Shanghaiist (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... coming from a range of sources and running the gamut on expectations before and after the visit. Adam Minter has a great article on Shanghai Scrap about the press' strife in the whole affair, and his take is pretty even handed and circumspective: "So why the “new era” revisionism? I’m not a Bush defender. But I do believe that some of the coverage of the Obama...
virtualreview: china|blogs (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
First of several updates on the fly:On reflection, I still stick with my initial reaction to the Shanghai Town Meeting appearance, rather than being won over by the on-scene complaints of my Shanghai friend Adam Minter as described here. If you combine...
virtualreview: china|blogs (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Adam Minter is disappointed by Obama's comment in the Shanghai Town Hall meeting with students, in particular, his expression that “I'm a big supporter of non-censorship”.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Adam Minter is disappointed by Obama's comment in the Shanghai Town Hall meeting with students, in particular, his expression that “I'm a big supporter of non-censorship”.
Dave Lucas (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... this video at some point today... Have you been following President Barack Obama 's Asian trip? Adam Minter is disappointed by Obama's comment in the Shanghai Town Hall meeting with students, in particular, his expression that “I'm a big supporter of non-censorship”. Cartoon of the day - Rear-ended. Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot For I will consider my Cat Buju - He is not...
virtualreview: china|blogs (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
After my real-time late-night note a few hours ago saying that I thought things had gone OK for Obama in Shanghai, I wake up to see this report from my friend Adam Minter, on the scene in Shanghai, about ways in which Obama's answers seemed disappointing...
Shanghaiist (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... was " quite lively ." We would pay to see the look on his face when he said that. Adam Minter had a particularly apt analogy on Shanghai Scrap : "Obama’s performance this afternoon reminded me of nothing so much as an overly coached American businessman on his first trip to China, so concerned about what he should or should not say that he forgets what he wanted...
WorldBlog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... in the first place, and ends up going home with nothing but a hotel bill and empty promises," Adam Minter, an American writer, wrote from his home in Shanghai. On Twitter, which along with Facebook continues to be blocked in China and is accessible only through a proxy server, Western commentary also took exception to the foreign media coverage of Obama’s speech. One disgruntled...
The Useless Tree (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... come in for criticism from Obama supporters who feel he soft-peddled his critique of censorship. Adam Minter, over at Shanghai Scrap , was not happy : It pains me to write this (I’m an Obama voter and donor), but Obama’s performance this afternoon reminded me of nothing so much as an overly coached American businessman on his first trip to China, so concerned about what he should...
virtualreview: china|blogs (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Adam Minter discovers “belt tongues” that help disable your car's seatbelt alarm without you needing to put on your seatbelt. Jeez, it's like people want to die in a traffic accident here or something. [Shanghai Scrap] The heaviest snowfall...
Shanghaiist (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Adam Minter discovers “belt tongues” that help disable your car's seatbelt alarm without you needing to put on your seatbelt. Jeez, it's like people want to die in a traffic accident here or something. [ Shanghai Scrap ] The heaviest snowfall in at least 54 years just hit Beijing, causing tens of thousands of people to be stranded on highways linking the city with Shanxi,...
Shanghaiist (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... is staying open for 8 days past Halloween. In case you wanted to extend the fun. [ ChinaTravel ] Adam Minter's had quite a week. First he ran into one of the most honestly named Shanghai restaurants we've ever seen pictures of: Hong Kong Gimmick. [ Shanghai Scrap ] And then he had a run in with one of those cat snatcher people . Luckily, before the man could get in Adam's face...
