Foreign Intelligence Brief #356: Jacques On Coming To Grips With The Rise Of China

Hey hubris, listen to what Martin Jacques, the author “When China Rules The World”, had to say at the TED Salon in London a couple of nights ago. Your hegemony in the West was fun while it lasted…

Smoke Break #742: On Punk Not Being Dead In The Forbidden City

When the Olympics came to China the world spotlight turned to a country synonymous with human rights abuse and by any measure a totalitarian police state. But under the surface is a growing movement of punks and misfits, the irony of which is not lost on Jefford as he roams this rebellious sub-culture a scratch under the surface of bustling Beijing.

This trailer is blocked in China.

Smoke Break #734: China To Build Bus That Dominates Cars

Via HuffPo:

China may have found an environmentally friendly way to save money while easing congestion on city roads, Engadget reports. Instead of spending millions to widen roads, the Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment company is developing a “3D Express Coach” (also called a “three-dimensional fast bus”) that will allow cars less than 2 meters high to travel underneath the upper level carrying passengers.

The first 115 miles of track will start being laid in Beijing’s Mentougou district at the end of this year.