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Tales of the city: Xi Jinping's football dream

China playing the long ball game in search for soccer success

by Will Philipps, 16 April 2015

Chinese Urban Dictionary - Buy Buy Buy

n. a phrase which refers to excessive purchasing, either individually or collectively, brought about and in reference to the emerging Chinese middle class’ massive spending power....

by That's Beijing, 04 April 2015

Ask a Laobeijing: What do you think of western fast food like McDonalds?

"I don’t trust anything that can be prepared that quick. It’s got no nutritional value and no flavor! I don’t understand why it’s so popular in China."

by Karoline Kan, 03 March 2015

Chinese urban dictionary: Dian Zan Zhi Jiao

n. the name given to the relationship between two people whose only form of interaction is through ‘liking’ each other’s social media posts.

by That's Beijing, 17 February 2015

Ask a Laobeijing: What do you think of traditional Chinese medicine?

There are too many chemical components added to modern medicines. It’s true that they work faster but, as the Chinese saying goes: ‘Refined works come only with slow speed’.

by That's Beijing, 15 January 2015