The Simpsons Invade China & Go Global

For decades, Japan's Hello Kitty icon has been the world's leading soft power fictional character seen across the globe and is now the centerpiece of the current worldwide "kawaii" sensation. And since 1974, Sanrio has made everything imaginable with some form of the world's cutest little white Japanese Bobtail cat with a red bow. Recently, Sanrio even made a Hello Chucky doll and it sold out in less than 48 hours.

But that is now about to be challenged by America's most lovable and comical family from the fictional town of Springfield - The Simpsons. On Friday 20th Century Fox announced that the world's first Simpsons store will open in Beijing, China in March with an additional store opening in Shanghai in June. Following that will be a global expansion of up to 100 stores. This announcement comes after The Simpsons were previously banned in 2006 for a controversial episode about Homer visiting China.

Here is a recent CNN News video on this development:

Could this be the proverbial last nail in the communist coffin? Maybe.

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Chinese Pigs Chasing Chinese Pigs

Via Metro.co.uk and ITN August 4th 2013

Yes, that headline is correct as a truckload of piglets overturned in Guiyang province in southwest China forcing highway police to chase after the escaped squealing swine. A truly hilarious modern-day episode of The Keystone Cops followed as the speedy piglets continued to evade the slow, dumbfounded police officers trying to apprehend them. Here is a very funny ITN news video of this comic chase scene:



Of course the police finally caught them, but they didn't go away quietly.



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Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan, China

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Here is a very beautiful photo of Jiuzhaigou Valley, in Sichuan, China. This is a nature reserve located within the Min mountains near the Tibetan plateau. A vast area of 180,000 acres it features water falls, gorgeous lakes and snowy mountain tops. Jiuzhaigou Valley was registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997.

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Chinese Police Fire on Tibetan Monks

Via The Guardian July 9, 2013


According to the US-based International Campaign for Tibet, Chinese police opened fire on a group of Tibetan monks that was gathered on a sacred mountain to celebrate the 78th birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Two monks were shot in the head and others were seriously injured by the surprise attack that included the use of tear gas. The ICT group is now demanding that the US government pressure the Chinese government into investigating these shootings of unarmed Tibetans. Chinese security officials have used severe methods of crowd control in Tibet in the past, but the use of firearms is rare. Here is an audio recording of this news report from The Guardian:



UPDATE: Via Radio Free Asia

"At least eight Tibetans were injured when Chinese police fired gunshots and used tear gas to disperse about 1,000 monks and nuns who had gathered in a restive county in Sichuan province at the weekend to mark the birthday of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, according to local residents and exile groups."

"They said that policemen also beat some in the crowd and smashed the windows of vehicles used to ferry the monks and nuns to the lower slopes of a mountain regarded as sacred in Tawu (in Chinese, Daofu) county on Saturday to commemorate the Dalai Lama's 78th birthday."

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Meanwhile in Qingdao, China...

Via The Telegraph Friday, July 5, 2013

A massive green algae invasion has landed in Qingdao and other seaside areas in Eastern China. The algae is reported to not be toxic to humans or damaging to water quality. But, apparently, it really stinks! Here is a BBC News video on this largest-ever swarm of the harmless "sea lettuce":



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New Laowai Film: "This Is Sanlitan" Trailer

Via This Is Sanlitun June 13, 2013

Just a couple weeks ago the official teaser trailer for the upcoming laowai indy comedy film entitled "This Is Sanlitan" was released on youtube. This full-length feature film celebrates both foreigners and local Chinese people living in Sanlitan, Beijing.

The main character is "Gary" who is played by Carlos Ottery. Gary has come to China seeking his slice of the Chinese economic dream. However, things don't work out so well and he loses his wife and son and all of his money and becomes quite desperate. How he recovers becomes the main plot of the film. Scheduled for release in late 2013, this movie was directed by Robert Ingi Douglas, and stars Carlos Ottery, Ai Wan, Christopher Loton, Hua Gaoxiang and Cromwell Cheung. Here is the funny sneak peak preview:



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The Writing on the Great Wall

As we reported almost two years ago, there has been a mega boom of graffiti and street art exploding throughout China. And as we can see in the above pic, the writing is now on The Great Wall. But what does it mean? Why did they write on the Great Wall?

Looking at it a bit closer, It seems as if this tag was written in some kind of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Perhaps this message is some kind of protest? Maybe. With government land grabs still going on more land riots and revolts keep happening all the time in China. Usually, that kind of unrest happens out in the countryside amongst farmers and other country folk.

So let's look even closer at the above glyphics, and sure enough, we can see just about every character is a farmer or someone working with an animal. So, therefore, it is a very good possibility that this is some kind of protest art. Especially when government officials recently ordered a construction crew to crush a protester to death with a steamroller machine! (WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

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Vice on Silicone Sex Dolls in China

In the past we have seen The Vice Guide to Travel go to North Korea where founder Shane Smith sang "Anarchy in the DPRK" in a hilarious parody of the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the UK".

Then, on a more serious note, Vice Media Japan traveled to Fukushima to meet two farmers. One is still living and working his farm inside the evacuation zone in Tomioka. The other farmer lives just outside the zone in temporary housing. While there they made a chilling documentary "Alone in the Zone."

Now Vice Extended pulled out all of the stops and recently visited the "Doll Sweet Factory" in Dalian, China. And Vice Correspondent Thomas Morton basically said it all with this gem:

"Here in Dalian though it's a factory town so they've created the ultimate girl. She's, uuhh, made of silicone. And, uuhh, you fuck her."

Check out this short and NSFW documentary:



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Breaking News on China's Masanjia Breaks Rules

Via NTDonChina April 9, 2013

A first ever domestic news expose on the notorious Chinese labor camp known as Masanjia was recently published by Lens Magazine. The article is entitled "Walking Out of Masanjia." It's based on a detailed handwritten diary by former inmate Liu Hua.



Previously foreign media often reported on this labor camp and revealed many human rights violations and atrocities committed against prisoners since 2000. However, this latest uncovering marks the very first time that a Chinese media organization has dared to publish a news story about this controversial issue.

The following news video about this recent event includes some disturbing photos of many torture victims of the Masanjia Labor Camp. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.



Below is another recent news video on this breaking news story from ChinaForbiddenNews:



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US Reporters Pwn China's Ministry of Hacking

Earlier this week, a computer security company known as Mandiant released a report (PDF) that alleges China's Military conducted numerous cyber attacks and committed grand theft of top secret data from many U.S government and U.S. companies' computer networks. The report claims that this blitzkreig originated from the Shanghai-based PLA Unit 61398 which is located inside this building:



So when some US reporters filmed pwned China's Top Secret Ministry of Hacking, hilarity ensued when some Chinese keystone cops started running after the reporters car while the reporters yelled "Keep driving! Drive away! Drive away!" Check out this funny video:



UPDATE: Just like the North Korean Harlem Shake Video, somehow we knew this Harlem SHAKE + Crazy Chinese soldiers chasing American journalists! version was coming soon:



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Li Ying Zhi Chinese New Year Photos

Published earlier today and yesterday, supermodel Li Ying Zhi released these beautiful new photos just in time for the Chinese New Year. She included this message: "Happy Snake year 2013 ;)". You can see more photos of this very popular model on her official blog and her picture library MOKO website.

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Chinese Girl Gets Hit By Train & Lives!

Via Daily Mail February 7, 2013

A horrifying story with a happy ending took place when twenty year old art student Xiao Li was posing for 'artistic pictures' with photographer friend Xiao Qing in Shaodong County, Hunan province, southern China. When Li attempted to strike a pose near on oncoming train, she slipped and fell in front of it and was launched backwards when the train hit her left shoulder. The below photo is the moment just after impact:



The driver immediately stopped the train, but, miraculously, Li escaped with just a bruised shoulder. "I felt this sudden bump and I was flying sideways. The train stopped and the driver thought he must have killed me," said Li.

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Beautiful Blue Sky View in Beijing China

Via The Atlantic January 30, 2013

Here is a photo of a bright color video screen in Tiananmen Square, Beijing on a recent dangerous day of very high pollution levels. Today the Beijing government announced emergency measures to reduce the heavy smog that has overwhelmed the city. The measures include the temporary shutdown of 100 factories and halting one third of the government vehicles from driving on the streets. Estimates now state that there are some 5 million automobiles in Beijing. There were approximately 3 million autos in the capital in 2008. China's Communist Party has praised Beijing as a showcase capital, but until now has never addressed the city's pollution problems.

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Happy Chinese 2013 New Year of Snake

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Get your free Happy Chinese 2013 New Year's wallpaper here. Here's wishing you a very Happy New Year from all of us!

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Here is the very shocking story of Dan Cancian - a New Zealander who was living and working in China until the day he was suddenly attacked by three Chinese men. He was forced to defend himself and was badly injured, arrested and given a five year sentence for the crime of "self defense." There is more to this horrific tale in his video entitled "This Is The Real China":



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Via Japanese News and Sankaku Complex November 18, 2012

In the same kind of Lolita entertainment genre like Japan's AKB48 and the US's Honey Boo Boo, we now have child abuse child models as seen in a recent auto show somewhere in China:



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Just published yesterday, here is a really beautiful photo of Korean Chinese supermodel Jin Mei Xin 金美辛 entitled "Princess IT". She is from the the Heilongjiang Province in northern China. Her English name is "Olwen Jin" and she is a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy and currently lives in the capital city. You can see more photos of this exceptionally beautiful model on her official blog and her Weibo page.

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In the past few years, it has been widely believed that China had fully embraced democracy and had forgotten communism once and for all. Well, earlier today we discovered yet another new "Because China" item that says "Goodbye Kitty" to that notion and also: "Dog my cats if I want!"

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Just in time for the current dispute between China and Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, earlier today Genki Sudo & World Order released a new music video entitled "Permanent Revolution". This video calls for peace and understanding between Asia's giant nations and portrays some successful negotiations between Japan, China and Korea with Genki Sudo as the representative of Japan. Check it out:





You can see more about this group at the official World Order site and also at the Genki Sudo Official site. A special version of this video can be seen at Asiana Airlines.

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