All this proposal says to me is "The ONLY foreigners we want are wealthy businessmen, embassy folk and investors and we will go out of our way to make things difficult for any foreigner who wants to turn a profit inside of China". This includes foreign teachers and entertainers from abroad. The only people who actually like foreigners in this country are the women!

五毛 described by Chinese President Hu Jintao as "a new pattern of public-opinion guidance"

Putting aside the locals interest in possibly diversifying their musical/cultural interests, there are over 300,000 expats in Beijing alone. With all of the hard work they do for this city and the amount of revenue that is generated from their industrious efforts wouldnt it be a nice gesture to encourage western style entertainment so that these people away from home have something to enjoy in their free time? Why make it all so difficult....

unbelievable Christmas indeed :/ i know Chinese people are strict when it comes to rules....did they really made you pay for just having a party? and do they really need to break the plates and what so ever?

For me, air pollution is not as bad as smoking because the polluted air that is present in the air doesnt go directly to our lungs or respiratory system unlike smoking it hits directly to out lungs which kills it little by little.

Please note that the following Birds film event previously linked to in the blog above has been cancelled due to the Spring Festival holiday.

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Wednesday, February 13 201319:30 p.m. - 22:00 p.m.
at Riverbank Bar and Cafe

RMB 40
Editor's Pick

Sudden bird attacks terrorize Bodega Bay, California in this Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece.
Film: The Birds. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1963, 119mins.

The film organizers, Electric Shadows, have planned a new event at The Hutong on Tuesday Feb 12. They will be screening Cloud Atlas. Click here for details.

Nick Richards, Arts & Culture Editor

Guitarist, The Beijing Dead