Computer Solutions

Sadly Wu Guanzhong has died.
*** *** *** ***

Jamestown looks at the growth of China’s powerful familial clans

According to recent reports by the People’s Daily and Nanfang Daily, 3,000 families nationwide control assets worth 1.70 trillion yuan ($248.9 billion), meaning that each of these nouveau riche clans is worth an average of 565 million yuan ($82.72 million).

*** *** *** ***
A series of ‘firsts’ at Jianchuan museum

*** *** *** ***

Nature magazine on China’s smoking lobby

*** *** *** ***

Aboriginal painting at the Met.

*** *** *** ***
Ai Weiwei gave his twitter followers this pack if they revealed their real names

nb. the top 20 twitter users
*** *** *** ***

NYC starting to get loads of sinkholes

*** *** *** ***
A new book looking at artists random crap

*** *** *** ***

Damien Hirst painted car

*** *** *** ***
Protests in Toronto

*** *** *** ***
Remarkable, Zheng He’s tomb found (in Nanjing)
Zheng He was the chap, according to some, discovered America (lol)
*** *** *** ***

Daoism encouraged to promote socialist values

*** *** *** ***

Summer opening spree

*** *** *** ***

That Beijing Kro’s Nest pizza scandal issue explained

*** *** *** ***
Tibetan Art Dealer gets 15 years. In jail that is.
*** *** *** ***
Old China hack hand Richard Macgregor’s new book is out, its been quite a ride, his look into the CCP

*** *** *** ***
If Shanghai people don’t stop buying stuff WE”RE ALL GOING TO DIE comprende? But I still get the, well, you need to stop buying stuff first argument, but hey…listen

*** *** *** ***
On that note…ENDS

UPDATE

Archaeology news
*** *** *** ***

also its Glasto weekend, listen live here erm, rockin in the free world, etc
*** *** *** ***

Shanghai’s weihai road 696 artist/gallerist S Junker interview (german) Its on youtube, so you need a VPN to view….

*** *** *** ***
Translator apparently executed (UNRELIABLE SOURCE)

*** *** *** ***

Aieee. govt. denies rumours expo will be extended until December
X
Lorks, no, please…a denial is like “we don’t have no nuclear subs, no sir..”
*** *** ***