A daily look at what we’re reading.
– Our colleagues at the Far Eastern Economic Review will be bringing us dispatches from Tibet from one of the first foreign journalists allowed to travel independently in the region since unrest broke out there in March.[Lhasa Diary]
– For fans of the 2008 Olympic mascots and 80s Japanimation, here’s (the very unofficial looking) Fuwatron (h/t Global Voices Online). [Posuimianju]
– Fun, no-fun or un-fun? An expat expert on the Beijing bar and club scene weighs in on the foreign media’s latest China meme, the “no-fun Olympics.” [Beijing Boyce]
– Chinese creativity shouldn’t be judged by Western standards. That’s the premise of Kunal Sinha’s new book for Ogilvy, “China’s Creative Imperative,” whose author canvassed the country looking for evidence of ingenuity. [2point6billion.com]
–In an unprecedented recognition of the role of migrant workers in Chinese society, the central government recently established a department to safeguard their interests. A look at some of the major obstacles the new entity already faces. [China Labour Bulletin]
–A photo retrospective– China’s Olympics history in its victory uniforms, from unknown in ’84 to today’s Adidas. [A Modern Lei Feng]
–Just too good to be true. American propaganda news, Hong Kong tabloid news and “evil cult” news are back behind the firewall. [Ogilvy China Digital Watch]
–Not content simply to export the hardware of mobile phones, Chinese companies are gearing up to take their mobile services abroad as well.. [China Web2.0 Review]
–Beer Games: The Budweiser ants invade the Bird’s Nest in this Olympics TV commercial for the American brew. [Madison Boom]
–Sky Canaves