Comments on: Blog closed for a week http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/ A peculiar hybrid of personal journal, dilettantish punditry, pseudo-philosophy and much more, from an Accidental Expat who has made his way from Hong Kong to Beijing to Taipei and finally back to Beijing for reasons that are still not entirely clear to him... Sat, 18 May 2013 21:33:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: t_co http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-196638 t_co Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:23:15 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=11375#comment-196638 Singtao's pretty decent, as is (surprisingly) the Apple Daily (when they button up and turn serious). Dajiyuan AKA Epoch Times is even more ideological than Xinhua in that they don't even let the most basic of journalistic standards get in the way of their beliefs. Richard used to work for the NYT; he can probably answer your questions better than I can. Singtao’s pretty decent, as is (surprisingly) the Apple Daily (when they button up and turn serious).

Dajiyuan AKA Epoch Times is even more ideological than Xinhua in that they don’t even let the most basic of journalistic standards get in the way of their beliefs.

Richard used to work for the NYT; he can probably answer your questions better than I can.

]]> By: Wukailong http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-196636 Wukailong Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:25:22 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=11375#comment-196636 t_co: What do you think about Singtao? I read it every once in a while and it seems pretty decent, but then again I've only compared it with Dajiyuan, which contains both the possible and the impossible gossip, sometimes even contradicting what it wrote the previous day... t_co: What do you think about Singtao? I read it every once in a while and it seems pretty decent, but then again I’ve only compared it with Dajiyuan, which contains both the possible and the impossible gossip, sometimes even contradicting what it wrote the previous day…

]]> By: t_co http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-196627 t_co Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:34:53 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=11375#comment-196627 <blockquote>The Chinatown newspapers in Canada are more informative and critical than the newspapers in mainland China.</blockquote> That's a pretty BS claim to draw. Caixin, Caijing, or Qiushi or Southern Weekly all are better than those rags.

The Chinatown newspapers in Canada are more informative and critical than the newspapers in mainland China.

That’s a pretty BS claim to draw. Caixin, Caijing, or Qiushi or Southern Weekly all are better than those rags.

]]> By: Wukailong http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-196624 Wukailong Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:10:49 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=11375#comment-196624 @curl of the burl: Tu quoque? Not at all. I just think that Richard's blog was more interesting writing about Chinese stuff when he was in China. Now that he is in the US, he could write about American politics or perhaps even better, combine the two given his experience "There are not many blogs critical about Chinese politics. Not in mainland China anyway. If you lived in China, you’d know that." I've lived in China for 8 years and actually speak and read the language, so I know quite a bit about it. Do you know who Li Chengpeng is? And I hope a few expat blogs aren't your only resort to get knowledge about China... @curl of the burl: Tu quoque? Not at all. I just think that Richard’s blog was more interesting writing about Chinese stuff when he was in China. Now that he is in the US, he could write about American politics or perhaps even better, combine the two given his experience

“There are not many blogs critical about Chinese politics. Not in mainland China anyway. If you lived in China, you’d know that.”

I’ve lived in China for 8 years and actually speak and read the language, so I know quite a bit about it. Do you know who Li Chengpeng is? And I hope a few expat blogs aren’t your only resort to get knowledge about China…

]]> By: curl of the burl http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-196334 curl of the burl Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:12:16 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=11375#comment-196334 @ Wukailong ... Haha, tu quo quo to the end. There are not many blogs critical about Chinese politics. Not in mainland China anyway. If you lived in China, you'd know that. Most of the foreign ones you can't even access. I couldn't access this blog for many years. The Chinatown newspapers in Canada are more informative and critical than the newspapers in mainland China. Ironic. @ Wukailong …

Haha, tu quo quo to the end.

There are not many blogs critical about Chinese politics. Not in mainland China anyway. If you lived in China, you’d know that. Most of the foreign ones you can’t even access. I couldn’t access this blog for many years. The Chinatown newspapers in Canada are more informative and critical than the newspapers in mainland China.

Ironic.

]]> By: Wukailong http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-196172 Wukailong Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:20:39 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=11375#comment-196172 There are many blogs about Chinese politics as well... :/ There are many blogs about Chinese politics as well… :/

]]> By: Atticus Dogsbody http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-195854 Atticus Dogsbody Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:35:15 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=11375#comment-195854 <i>perhaps you should change focus on this blog to be about American politics?</i> Hooray! Another blog about U.S. politics. perhaps you should change focus on this blog to be about American politics?

Hooray! Another blog about U.S. politics.

]]> By: Wukailong http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-195781 Wukailong Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:31:44 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=11375#comment-195781 Given that you've been living in the US for quite some while now, perhaps you should change focus on this blog to be about American politics? I, for one, would love to read it, but I'm not sure about the others. That way you won't have to worry about Xi Jinping following you to Mexico, at least. ;) Given that you’ve been living in the US for quite some while now, perhaps you should change focus on this blog to be about American politics? I, for one, would love to read it, but I’m not sure about the others. That way you won’t have to worry about Xi Jinping following you to Mexico, at least. ;)

]]> By: Ivan http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-195728 Ivan Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:18:09 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=11375#comment-195728 Nice location! Have fun Nice location! Have fun

]]> By: Xilin http://www.pekingduck.org/2013/02/blog-closed-for-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-195632 Xilin Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:30:57 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=11375#comment-195632 @Richard, Enjoy your break. Our New year vacation starts today. We've got a couple of family gatherings lined up and then we're off hiking for a few days so I won't be posting for a while either. 新年快樂！ @Richard,

Enjoy your break. Our New year vacation starts today. We’ve got a couple of family gatherings lined up and then we’re off hiking for a few days so I won’t be posting for a while either.

新年快樂！

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