Hao Hao ReportThe best China news and blog posts

Imagethief discusses the problems facing the relationships between China's State-controlled media and foreign media. Good read. Check it out.

Cultural purity or commercial opportunity?
As Wil says....
As the epitome of the considerate foreign resident, Imagethief is sensitive to the need to preserve China's cultural heritage. That's why I do not deface monuments or ridicule the metropolitan statuary (excessively) and why I did not fart loudly when visiting Mao's mausoleum.

China Daily says "abnormal weather tells us we must protect our environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

The World Health Organization (WHO) says:

1. Humans are seriously affected by climate change

2. climate change is a global threat

This article, via Imagethief shows dark skies in the distance for everyones favorite search engine - no, no, the other one. Yahoo is facing a possible class-action lawsuit in the US for its involvement in disclosing information to the PRC resulting in an arrest of a journalist there.

What did China's leadership take away from the disastrous response to the brutal weather in later January? That some trees died and people love their officials even more now.

What Will Moss calls "unfortunate" I consider quite insightful. Imagethief posts a chronological account of his more than 40 Twits that he made during last Friday's Olympic Opening Ceremonies.

Imagethief gives some excellent advice to China's first 'citizen journalist' Zola and any other blogger who wants to be famous.

CNN details the Sufei phenomenon. Thanks to Imagethief for pointing out the link.

Fans of really gay pop music nation-wide were sorely disappointed to hear that Dion is cancelling her Beijing show having been advised not to sing in "likely sandy weather."