Hao Hao ReportThe best China news and blog posts

Cha Han-phil, a reporter with the major South Korean daily Hankyoreh, runs a weblog titled "So, You Still Dare to Go to China?" The provocative title is to draw people's attention, said Cha, adding, "It's like bait and switch." It has certainly worked.

When his latest post, "Shameless Chinese people", hit the front page of the Hankyoreh website, it immediately became a clicking craze, and as many as 120 people replied in a short span of time; some replies took almost a full page.

Beijing Fish talks honestly about her feelings for her hometown. She feels that too many Chinese have migrated to Beijing from other provinces. This has resulted in Beijing losing its culture, history, resources and convenience.

There must be a reason why there have been so many blog posts recently looking at the issues surrounding racism in China. The pieces have been packaged as post-colonialism, outright racism, and moral relativism. Regardless of the phrasing, the topic is getting a lot of traction.

BEIJING — Visitors to China's capital can stroll through "Racist Park," enjoy a plate of "Crap in the Grass" and stop by a Starbuck's franchise for a cup for "Christmas Bland" coffee.

Now the Beijing government is trying to clean up such mistranslations and sloppy editing (including the inversion of 'a' and 'r' in carp on menus) before an expected 500,000 foreigners arrive for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Some stuff about some dude named Ryan-something-or-other...

The police cracked down on anyone who looked black on a popular bar street in Beijing over the weekend. Was this racism or incompetence?

A great post by Rick about getting angry at Chinese ignorance.

Bad traffic, Korean anti-Semitism, and a new word for expats complaining about China.

Ryan in Suzhou figures how to live life in a way that doesn't add up to 249+1. Just where does this quirky bit of Chinese humor come from?