The Other China 脫軌餘生   Should fish suddenly start to talk, I suppose that ichthyology would also have to undergo a dramatic revision of its basic approach. A certain type of ‘instant sinology’ was indeed based on the assumption that the Chinese people were as different from us in their fundamental aspirations, and as unable to communicate with us, as the inhabitants of the oceanic depths; and when they eventually rose to the surface and began to cry out sufficiently loudly and clearly for their message to get through to the general pubic, there was much consternation among the China pundits.… Read

The Empires of Tedium 無奈江山   May the young people of China cast aside indifference, move ever upwards and ignore voices that might discourage them. Those who can, should take action, while those who can speak up should also do so.… Read

Celebrating New Sinology 九月初九
重陽節   The 29th of October 2025 is the Ninth Day of the Ninth Month in the traditional lunar calendar 農曆九月初九. It marks the Double Ninth or Double Brightness Festival 重陽節.… Read

The Other China 吾貓臥遊 Eaten my fill, drank to the lees,
now nothing for it but sleep.
Why bother with all the rest
when things are this ridiculous? 吃飽喝足之後，
主要就是睡覺。
還能做點什麼？
現實這般可笑。 — Lao Shu 老樹 *** The cat is a recurring presence in the work of Lao Shu 老樹 (aka Liu Shuyong, 劉樹勇, 1962-), a Beijing-based artist, writer, critic and professor in communications.… Read

Contra Trump 禍起蕭牆 During the autumn of 2025, in coordination with the 80th UN General Assembly, a work of installation art conceived by Ai Weiwei and realised by Camber Studio, was erected at New York City’s Four Freedoms State Park.… Read

Contra Trump 大撒幣 As an estimated seven million Americans took part in the No Kings protests on Saturday 18 October 2025, the country’s president, Donald J. Trump uploaded a protest of his own.… Read