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A tall story about a Thai woman who as a child, was sent to live with Zhou Enlai during the 1950s, only to experience the Cultural Revolution as a teenager.

'In The Know' panelists discuss whether our athletes will be able to escape the bamboo cages the Chinese government will try to imprison them in.

Here's an interview I recently did with Neocha SEO Sean Leow. Sean gives us the low-down on the changing Chinese creative landscape as well as talking about his company, Neocha - a social network of creative Chinese who upload everything from pictures to music.

Also in the article are links to Neocha's cool NEXT player, which streams non-stop independent Chinese music free for all to listen to. Let it never be said again that China doesn't have any "good" music.

Jack Perkowski, author of Managing the Dragon, says you don’t need to speak Chinese, but have good business sense and a sense of food humor. From a podcast produced in Beijing with the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

CHINA: Portrait of a People author and photographer Tom Carter expounds on Chinese censorship, peasant riots and how insolvency helped inspire his new book in this first exclusive interview.

An interesting interview on Danwei with the cast of ChinaSMACK, including ChinaSMACK creator and Hao Hao community member Fauna.

Interview with the people behind the Shanghai EnjoyCard and the website Enjoyclassifieds.com

Green Bamboo gives an eyewitness account of the Wenchuan earthquake, saying that Chengdu seems to be intact.

"What prevails here is worse than garbage," musician Liu Sijia said.

"Because China emphasizes stability and harmony, the greatest utility of these pop songs is that they aren't dangerous to the system. If people could hear underground music, it would make them feel the problems in their lives and want to change things."