About Tian Yi
I moved to the US in 1992 to pursue a graduate degree in science. Not satisfied with Darwin and Einstein, I jumped over to the business world in 1998 and stayed there for 6 years. Unable to emulate Steve Jobs, I moved back to Beijing in 2004 to embark on writing and film-making. Currently I travel between the US and China. You can find some of my random observations of the cultural complexities in our increasingly globalized world on BloggerBlogger and MSN Spaces.
Latest posts by Tian Yi
Stories
February 20th, 2006
East Asia
On a recent performance trip to Taiwan, Li Yuchun, the winner of China's first Super Girl contest (modeled after the US show American Idol), was forbidden by the government to speak to the local fans or media. Austin Arensberg considers that the gag order “represents the desire for the CCP to control every aspect of their popular culture - even if it ends up looking totally ridiculous”.
All Quiet on The Chinese Front
February 17th, 2006
East Asia , Americas
US Congressman Tom Lantos sharply criticized the US hi-tech firms for helping the Chinese government censor the Internet at Wedn's congressional hearing. Chinese blogger Keso compares that to Chinese government's insistence that no one has ever been arrested due to speech on the Internet. He considers both “political postures”, and regards it as ridiculous that US firms were questioned in the US Congress on whether they should feel sorry for their behavior towards the Chinese netizens.
East Asia
To acquire sophisticated engine technology, China is buying a car engine plant in Brazil, breaking it up and shipping the pieces back to China for re-assembly. Richard and readers of his Peking Duck discuss whether it's time for carmakers everywhere to start worrying.
East Asia
Matthew Stinson observes the similarities and the differences between the Chinese and the Koreans regarding racism.
East Asia
On The Korea Liberator, Joshua recalls the North Korean cheering squad whose presence at the 2002 Asian Games sparked a mood of reconciliation between the North and the South. A recent defector from North Korea, however, reported the women being sent to a concentration camp for having talked about their experience in South Korea.
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