About: Chen

Chen Chen born and brought up when China underwent a big change from planned economy into market economy. Immersed in an absolute Chinese culture, Chen decided to seek a new stand point to look at her own country -- beginning her overseas study in the U.S. With a Master degree in public relations, she began her new understanding and interpretation of various aspects of China.

Recent Posts by Chen:

Board Games – a Growing Trend in China

China’s white collar workers and college students have found a new way to spend after-work and leisure time with friends by playing board games. Board game clubs, cafes, and bars are opening throughout China in order to get a piece of this growing market. Board Games – Social, Intellectual Fun Scattered in offices around the …

China Mudslide – Death Toll Rises and Hundreds Still Missing

China has been busy with search and rescue efforts in the Zhouqu (舟曲), Gansu (甘肃)province after a major mudslide hit the area on August 8th, 2010. This is China’s deadliest mudslide in decades. Rescue Efforts in Zhouqu China has been devoting rescue teams, disaster relief supplies and nationwide attention to Zhouqu, Gansu province, northwest of …

Auchan Group Alleged of Strip Searching

On July 13, a former Auchan Group employee posted three photos online about Auchan’s Chengdu (成都) Jinniu (金牛) branch forcing some female customers for strip searching. The photos were first posted on Tianya.cn, one of China’s most influential online communities. As the former employee explained, he/she did it to take revenge on Auchan because he/she …

Saving the Cantonese Language in China

Cantonese-speaking people in mainland China and Hong Kong are rallying to safeguard their language and for Cantonese culture preservation. Recent events in China have made these protesters feel that the Chinese government is trying to suppress the Cantonese language. Mandarin Preferred for the 2010 Asian Games? Within less than a month, there have been more …

Netizens Bypassing the Great China Firewall

China’s Internet is on its way to become the world’s largest local area network (LAN), as China’s Internet firewall becomes increasingly sophisticated in order to handle Internet censorship. In the meantime, netizens in China are finding ways to “Fan Qiang”, 翻墙, (circumvent the Great Firewall) to access blocked websites such as Facebook and Twitter. Widely-used …

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