Some months ago, I read this interesting Reuters piece on Yahoo News:
Anxiety, emptiness fuel Confucius craze in China
The article describes a book on the writings of Confucius and their application to daily life, written by a Beijing Normal University professor.
From the article:
Her mass following tells of deep anxiety about morality and beliefs in a society [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 22, 2008
China Today: Angst, Emptiness
January 14, 2008
Two Chinas
For a long time now, I’ve been shaking my head at the naivety of those who think that China is nirvana for marketers of all sorts of consumer products. “Over 1 billion people, all of them potential customers!” is the clarion call of these excitable people.
In terms of personal income and buying power, what you’ve [...]
January 2, 2008
China’s Modern History, Summarized
I’m so busy I can’t see straight, but I had to get this link up to Newsweek Beijing Bureau Chief Melinda Liu’s outstanding piece on China’s enormous political, economic, and cultural changes over the past 30 years. One of the best summaries of China’s modern history I’ve ever seen, and a fascinating read to boot.
“Mao [...]
January 1, 2008
The Future of Taiwan-Owned Factories in China
As a follow up to my last post, this article in the Taiwan Journal predicts a possible drop off in Taiwanese investment in China as a result of changes in labor laws that came into effect today. From the article:
Many Taiwanese businesses in the Pearl River Delta area of China may soon shut up [...]
