Hao Hao ReportThe best China news and blog posts

The American Chamber of Commerce recently published its 2008 Report on American Business in China, which is predictably American in their recommendations. I don’t disagree with any of them. However, it is urging the Chinese government to become more like our own government in how things are run...

The 88s features this great post about Chinese inlaws experiencing American culture for the first time. For anyone that has Chinese inlaws, or has wanted to see how Chinese people handle themselves when they're the fish out of water, this is a must read.

An American consular officer's take on a Taiwanese judge declaring an American Woman's English grammar to be "wrong" and deciding against her.

The nanjing city government is offering one real DVD in exchange for 3 fake ones...

Of China's more than 120 million Internet users, 43 percent are using online message boards, 76 million are using online video sharing sites and 24 percent are using blogs. Social media is alive and well in China, says CIC CEO Sam Flemming. CIC is the leading Internet word-of-mouth consulting firm in China. But is it a culture one where listening is promoted, and relationships are encouraged? How do companies "do" social media in China? What works best for American companies trying to use social media in China?

Jeremiah reports that American (mostly for TV) producer Steven North is in talks to get a movie made about the Great Helmsman himself, Mao Zedong. The movie would, smartly, follows Mao in his earlier (less controversial, more "for the people") years.

Do Westerners unconsciously look down on Chinese people? Do Chinese people have a reason to despise their round-eyed, fair skinned friends? This post examines these issues from the perspective of an American living as a Chinese blue collar worker.

This is a great story about experiences in India, Yunnan, and Burma that one American soldier had during WWII - read it.

The Milwaukee Bucks have traded Chinese basketball star Yi Jianlian to the New Jersey Nets. The trade passes up the chance for Yi to play with a Mandarin-speaking American, Joe Alexander.