This Day in History: The Marco Polo Bridge Incident

On July 7, 1937, the cataclysmic event that led to the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

by Steve George, 08 July 2023

Banged up in Beijing: An American Drug Dealer's Time Behind Bars

"I was in a cell with an Afghani heroin dealer, Columbian cocaine smuggler, African ivory dealer, German art collector and an American child molester."

by Steve George, 20 August 2014

'Off to Tsinghua to become white, rich and beautiful!'

Students from Beijing’s Tsinghua University have taken to posting a series of striking before-and-after images of their time at the prestigious institution.

by Steve George, 25 June 2014

A Weekend at Art Basel Hong Kong

Turning Creativity into Capital with the Global Jet Set.

by Steve George, 22 April 2015

Great British Online Film Festival goes live in China

Amazing archive of classic British movies now online free (and no VPN needed!)

by Steve George, 07 November 2014

Beijing's New Global Migrants: Pan-African

'We're all outsiders here in Beijing. So we tend to stick together, it's only natural.'

by Steve George, 14 August 2014

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