As long as Android remains "free and open" and Motorola's patents are not licensed improperly, the deal is good to go.

AP: Google gets China OK for Motorola deal http://t.co/VxKD4tUu -> WSJ: China Clears Google's Motorola Mobility Deal http://t.co/I4jfjMN2 -> CNET: China to Google: Android must remain open http://t.co/B2eTQWmz -> @ChinaGeeks Link seems to be down. The plot sickens. in reply to ChinaGeeks -> re: Google-Motorola decision: seems SOP for MOFCOM now to issue conditional approvals [...]

AP: Google gets China OK for Motorola deal http://t.co/VxKD4tUu -> WSJ: China Clears Google's Motorola Mobility Deal http://t.co/I4jfjMN2 -> CNET: China to Google: Android must remain open http://t.co/B2eTQWmz -> @ChinaGeeks Link seems to be down. The plot sickens. in reply to ChinaGeeks -> re: Google-Motorola decision: seems SOP for MOFCOM now to issue conditional approvals [...]

Diplomat: China’s Un-Neighborly Fishing Ban http://t.co/u8y7JzVp -> NY Times: Sentiment Against Foreigners Flares in China http://t.co/7LuUMAnP -> China Daily: US ruling on solar panels 'unreasonable' http://t.co/6ymPWDQM reax from MOFCOM and industry group -> +1 RT @prchovanec: I can't appear on CCTV-9 Dialogue anymore, I'm too busy collecting GPS data http://t.co/v7fEE7Qo -> Tea Leaf Nation: Online, [...]

Diplomat: China’s Un-Neighborly Fishing Ban http://t.co/u8y7JzVp -> NY Times: Sentiment Against Foreigners Flares in China http://t.co/7LuUMAnP -> China Daily: US ruling on solar panels 'unreasonable' http://t.co/6ymPWDQM reax from MOFCOM and industry group -> +1 RT @prchovanec: I can't appear on CCTV-9 Dialogue anymore, I'm too busy collecting GPS data http://t.co/v7fEE7Qo -> Tea Leaf Nation: Online, [...]

For most Chinese students who just want facility in English communications, studying Shakespeare is a huge waste of time.

The Obama administration will impose hefty tariffs on Chinese solar imports after determining Thursday that the country is flooding the market with underpriced panels. The Commerce Department, in a preliminary determination, ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection to impose tariffs of between 31 and 250 percent on solar imports from various Chinese companies. (The Hill) This [...]

This sad case just got worse. For whatever reason, the parents now have their sites set on the University of Southern California.

RT @WSJchina: China Warns Solar-Panel Tariff May Backfire http://t.co/sgzm9MxO -> The Street: Chinese Stocks Are Still in Danger of Blowing Up http://t.co/tShapvqh -> Dan Ikenson: Solar Panels Trade Case Mocks Washington's Ways http://t.co/UY0oBPlp @dikenson -> Weibo campaign targets misbehaving foreigners http://t.co/ce6CdKxK Baidu and Tencent show off their 拍马屁 skills. -> National Law Journal: Auditors Caught [...]

RT @WSJchina: China Warns Solar-Panel Tariff May Backfire http://t.co/sgzm9MxO -> The Street: Chinese Stocks Are Still in Danger of Blowing Up http://t.co/tShapvqh -> Dan Ikenson: Solar Panels Trade Case Mocks Washington's Ways http://t.co/UY0oBPlp @dikenson -> Weibo campaign targets misbehaving foreigners http://t.co/ce6CdKxK Baidu and Tencent show off their 拍马屁 skills. -> National Law Journal: Auditors Caught [...]

Here's an account (in Chinese – sorry, no time to translate) from iSun Affairs magazine (a web-based journal) of how Chen Guangcheng escaped from Dongshigu Village. As we might have guessed, he had help from various people but also had…

The latest take on worldwide software piracy from the Business Software Alliance. Here are the highlights and a few comments.

The latest take on worldwide software piracy from the Business Software Alliance. Here are the highlights and a few comments.

RT @NiuB: Could Make-Up, Golf Club Tax Cut Give China An Economic Boost? – @AaronBack China Real Time Report – WSJ http://t.co/ZeTrwQfr -> NY Times: Retired Party Members Call for 2 Top Chinese Officials to Resign http://t.co/FuxH3HEA -> Foreign Policy: BRICs lead the world in software piracy http://t.co/sekFK2Bq -> Economic Observer: New Way In China [...]

In this episode of China Money Podcast, guest John Barnes examines investment opportunities in China's drive to achieve a more sustainable and greener growth. In particular, he explains the enormous potential of wastewater treatment businesses in China, and why many green tech companies might fail as the industry consolidates. Listen to the podcast or read [...]

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I don't know whether this one is real or not. It's a Beijing Evening News/Global Times story, so I'd tend to say "no," but one never knows about these things. Moreover, after writing an entire fake news post this morning, my bullshit detector is all out of whack. Hell, either way, this is great entertainment: [...]

Be the first on your block to buy a Little Red Phone®. I'd get one even if it wasn't mandatory!

Be the first on your block to buy a Little Red Phone®. I'd get one even if it wasn't mandatory!

RT @GraniteStudio: @eosnos on the five best China books of 2012 (so far). http://t.co/cwINlwDd -> RT @GE_Anderson: Images — Chinese Creativity – http://t.co/SqPG7YNP (via #sociablesite) http://t.co/SqPG7YNP @tealeafnation -> BBC: China: Trouble at the top? http://t.co/tQLoDXAK @dngbbc -> US politicians start micro blogs in China http://t.co/wyN3xVgU Mayor of Omaha now on Weibo. Strange world. -> Fake [...]

RT @GraniteStudio: @eosnos on the five best China books of 2012 (so far). http://t.co/cwINlwDd -> RT @GE_Anderson: Images — Chinese Creativity – http://t.co/SqPG7YNP (via #sociablesite) http://t.co/SqPG7YNP @tealeafnation -> BBC: China: Trouble at the top? http://t.co/tQLoDXAK @dngbbc -> US politicians start micro blogs in China http://t.co/wyN3xVgU Mayor of Omaha now on Weibo. Strange world. -> Fake [...]

RT @GraniteStudio: @eosnos on the five best China books of 2012 (so far). http://t.co/cwINlwDd -> RT @GE_Anderson: Images — Chinese Creativity – http://t.co/SqPG7YNP (via #sociablesite) http://t.co/SqPG7YNP @tealeafnation -> BBC: China: Trouble at the top? http://t.co/tQLoDXAK @dngbbc -> US politicians start micro blogs in China http://t.co/wyN3xVgU Mayor of Omaha now on Weibo. Strange world. -> Fake [...]