jeanne boden

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discussing china - in dutch

Gu Hongzhong 顧閎中 (937-975) “Night Banquet of Han Xizai" (907–979)

Chan Jung-hui 詹榮輝 "Tradition, anticipation, nonperception" (2019) National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
From left to right:Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Tsai Ing-wen, Shinzo Abe drinking red wine.

 

huawei - voting - values

China's internal and external communication is full of contradictions with messages ranging from mutual benefit to anti-western discourse. Domestically, China blocks all references to democracy while simultaneously promoting 'democracy' as one of its so-called Socialist core-values. China is many things, but I think we can agree on the fact that it is not a democracy.

Huawei, global image of Chinese innovation, uses 'voting' and 'values' to convince its customers. Isn't voting a principle of democracy? Would Huawei use this advertisement in China?

This is of course about localization of advertising, but the fact that Huwei uses references to democracy at the moment the world is remembering the 30th anniversary of June Fourth 1989 and people in Hong Kong are fighting for their rights is historically ironic.

'virtuous people world wide'

Confucianism world wide? What about 'equality'? 

prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, fairness, rule by law, patriotism, dedication, honesty, friendliness

Grand ideals with Chinese characteristics

 

closing session of the national people's congress - subway beijing

closing session of the national people's congress - subway beijing

the new power station of art in shanghai - 上海当代艺术博物馆

On October 1 the first Chinese museum of contemporary Chinese art opened its doors: the Power Station of Art. With a size comparable to Tate Modern in London it seems promising for the situation of contemporary art in China. The Shanghai Biennale 2012 takes place in this location. A bit strange that every visitor has to register pasport number and mobile for getting in ...

shanghai hongqiao station

October 1st - national holiday in China and reason to celebrate.

The celebration started alreadt earlier this year: the Chinese Communist Party was established 90 years ago. 

Political propaganda in the station.