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The 60th Anniversary — Out of China Perspective

The 60th Anniversary -- Out of China Perspective
The more I have been traveling and speaking with companies and friends in the US, the more apparent it becomes that very little is still known about China. I don’t meant to put my 愤青 (fenqing) hat on here but yes there does seem to be a bias in the western media towards China. Whether this...
October 8th, 2009 | Chinese Nationalism | Read More

Analysis : The State of the Chinese Youth 60 Years Later

Analysis : The State of the Chinese Youth 60 Years Later
“The National Day Parade is being held in Shanghai, right?” “Are you even Chinese!?” One of the six identical looking red calico haired hairdressers from Anhui Province shot back at another as they all broke up into laughter. He bowed his head in pretend shame, smiling to himself. “It’s...
September 30th, 2009 | Chinese Nationalism, Pepsi, Trends and Insights | Read More

Chinese Youth Fashion Goes ‘Red’

Chinese Youth Fashion Goes
With the 60th anniversary of China upon us, we have been looking at youth trends which celebrate the nation. One of these, which has recently become popular amongst Chinese youth, is known as the ‘red trend’. As we all know, red is the national color of China; it is used to represent Chinese...
September 30th, 2009 | Chinese Nationalism, Taobao, Trends and Insights | Read More

National Pride Endorsed By Pepsi

National Pride Endorsed By Pepsi
The 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China will take place this Thursday. Naturally, this is an important event to most Chinese people, including the Chinese youth. To my suprise, however, was the level of this importance. Colleagues have placed the celebrations on par with that of...
September 29th, 2009 | Chinese Nationalism, Trends and Insights | Read More

/60y/ – Chinese Youth Netizens Displaying Their Pride on QQ

/60y/ - Chinese Youth Netizens Displaying Their Pride on QQ
Recently browsing my QQ buddy list, I noticed many of my friends have added a “/60y/” to the end of their online QQ signatures. Curious, I went online to find out the meaning of this. To commemorate China’s National Day, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and Tencent.com...
September 28th, 2009 | Chinese Nationalism, Trends and Insights | Read More

Waving The Flag on Nationalism and Chinese Youth.

Waving The Flag on Nationalism and Chinese Youth.
Everyone in China is gearing up for the 60th Chinese National Anniversary celebration as well as an extended holiday. For this reason, we’ll be taking a quick dive into Chinese nationalism this week and what this actually means to Chinese youth. We’ll also look at how some brands are using...
September 28th, 2009 | Chinese Nationalism, Trends and Insights | Read More