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Less English, More Chinese for Gaokao College Entrance Exams
Chinese netizen reactions to Beijing “reforming” its “gaokao” national university entrance exam, decreasing points for English and increasing them for Chinese. More
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Topical, Foreign Friends & Watermelon Wonders
A collection of jokes and humor about rich second generation, Bo Xilai’s trial, Kim Jong-un, cross-cultural misunderstandings, and amazing watermelon carvings. More
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Men in Chinese Town Taking Vietnamese Wives, Reactions
Young men from a town in Henan, China have brought home 23 Vietnamese women as wives, finding them cheaper, higher quality, and with more traditional values. More
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‘Gay Love’ & ‘Gay Friends’
A collection of Chinese internet jokes and humor related to the theme of homosexuality and the popular slang and internet memes of ‘gay love’ and ‘gay friends’. More
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Wanted: English Teachers, Shenzhen Public Schools
Job recruitment notice seeking foreign national instructors to teach English to primary, junior high, and senior high students in Shenzhen public schools. More
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Phonemica: Americans Mapping and Preserving Chinese Dialects
American linguists Kellen Parker and Steven Hansen built a website to document and preserve China’s many dialects through volunteer voice recordings of stories. More
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‘The Daily Show’ on North Korea & Kim Jong-un, Chinese Reactions
Translated Chinese netizen reactions to a subtitled clip of the “Nuke Kid on the Block’ segment about North Korea & Kim Jong-un.on Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’ More
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Media Attention on Pretty Interpreter at National People’s Congress
A beautiful female translator/interpreter at the press center for the current National People’s Congress (NPC) attracts attention from Chinese media & netizens. More
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Fun with Snow, Zhen Huan Style, ‘Call Me Lei Feng’
Funny and silly Chinese snowmen and snow sculptures, netizen reactions to people speaking like Zhen Huan, and the Good Samaritan acts of modern day Lei Fengs. More
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American Explains Why He’s Returning to China After Leaving
Chinese netizen reactions to an American’s reasons for why he has chosen to come back to China just 2 months after leaving to return to the United States. More
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Chinese Students, Inflation and How Humans Taste
Chinese internet humor involving students, Mainland-Taiwanese marriages illustrating inflation, and Li Shizhen on the flavors of human bodily fluids and waste. More
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‘The Hottest English Words Related to China on Twitter’
A list of English wordplay ‘translating’ Chinese terms or phrases touching upon social issues in China such as corruption, censorship, and internet culture. More