A fantastic article about Hu Jie, a Chinese documentary filmmaker, and his quest to bring to light the story of Lin Zhao - a defiant woman who was arrested and eventually executed during Mao's Anti-Rightest Campaign of the late 50s, and who used her own blood to continue writing her critical analysis of the times from prison. In Hu's own words - the story shows how far China has come.

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.

The Shanghaiist's James Creegan spends an afternoon of Chinese net celeb "Red Laowai/红老外" - shopping for Chinese communist memorabilia while talking about the now (in)famous videos that show him singing Chinese nationalist anthems.

A Q&A with acclaimed documentarian Tan Siok Siok about her new film Boomtown Beijing - a film that captures the Chinese capital the summer before the Olympics. Be sure to also check out the film's trailer and links.

Danwei has a first-hand account of Bjork's show in Shanghai, which she closed with a stirring rendition of her song "Declare Independence", at the end of which she clearly spoke "Tibet, Tibet" just before walking off stage.

The article also contains a few related comment "gems" from the Chinese discussion boards.