kunming log

In Hong Kong

Arrived in Hong Kong a few hours away. Thankfully this place has free wifi. Trying desperately to get onto Skype or something like it. Should be in Kunming by early afternoon.

posted by Aki @ 5:14 PM 0 comments

So Embarrassing

Today my minder asked me to buy her a CD that she can't find in China. I ran all over town looking for it. After calling six places I finally found it at J&R. It makes me icky even touching it.

posted by Aki @ 4:20 PM 0 comments

This quote says a lot about the current state of China.

After the massacre of 1989, [Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping] in effect said, 'We will not stop economic reform; [but] we will, in effect, halt political reform.'"

Thus far I have concentrated most of my energies on looking at China some economic and social stats, even by looking at the official stats one starts to understand a lot.

I am going to try to watch this very relevant episode of Frontline before I leave tomorrow.

I have also been trying to rectify the relationship between MNCs, FDI, and policy for quite some time. The attempt by the Chinese government to erase tank man out of Chinese cultural history (thanks to google) is quite interesting.

Strictly by the official numbers you can clearly see that there are two, or even more, Chinas. Curious to see if the reality is grimmer.

posted by Aki @ 10:05 AM 0 comments

Chinese Factory Workers

Working 'inside' huge metal press. I hope to god this isn't real!

Source: liveleak.com

posted by Aki @ 8:48 PM 0 comments