Notes From Xi'an 西安随感

Here are a few voices that I think are worth checking into from time to time [some of course may need a VPN or Proxy]:

Mainstream News Outlets On China -

• Financial Times (FT) - China Articles
• Foreign Policy – China Articles
• Global Post – China – Original International Reporting
• Guardian UK - The Guardian’s China Pages
• National Public Radio America (NPR) – China News Pages
• New York Times - China Articles
• Reuters – China
• Telegraph UK - China Political and Business News
• Wall Street Journal China - China Real Time

China Focused News Sites -

• Alltop - All The Top China News
• Asia Times - China News from an Asian Perspective
• China Dialogue - Environmental Issues
• China Digital Times - Up-to-the-minute China News and Analysis
• China Media Project - Critical Analysis Within a Larger Context
• Danwei - Respected Urban Life China Commentary – Translations
• EastSouthWestNorth Blog - Behind the News in China
• Hao Hao Report - Latest China Stories/ Posts
• Ministry of Tofu - Social Justice, People’s Lives and Mentality
• Sinocism - Daily China Readings

China Comment -

• China Geeks - Keeping China News Aboveboard- Includes Translations
• China Hearsay - China Law, Business and Economics Commentary
• China Law Blog - China Law for Business
• Chovanec - Tsinghua Professor – Patrick Chovanec’s Thoughts
  
• Evan Osnos - Columnist- The New Yorker- Letter From China
• Image Thief - Thoughtful, Incisive, Humorous- Communications
• Inside-Out China - A Literary, Cultural and News Blog
• Jottings From The Granite Studio - A Qing Historian Reads the News
• Michael Pettis – Seeking Alpha – Articles
• Shanghai Scrap - Observations on Asia and the World
• Silicon Hutong - Marketing, PR, Business Communications in China
• Thomas Crampton - Social Media In China And Across Asia
• Tom Lasseter - McClatchy Correspondent In Beijing

Regional/Cultural/Creative/ -

• Chengdu Living – Out West and Beyond
• China Beat - Context and Criticism from China Scholars/Journalists
• China Rhyming – Writing About China Now and China Back Then
• ChinaShmina - Your Daily Cup of China
  
• Christopher Cherry – Beijing Photo Stream
• Digi Cha – Internet and Digital Media In China
• EnoVate Blog - Articles on Youth Insight and Design
• GoChengdoo – Up-To-Date and Informative Chengdu City Site
• Jing Daily - The Business of Luxury and Culture in China
• Lost Laowai – A Laowai Community is There For You
• Mark’s China Blog – Back Home But Still Commenting
• NeochaEdge – A Creative Collective
• Paper Republic - Translations and Information on Chinese Literature
• Sascha Matuszak – Thoughts On China and Other Things
  
• Shanghaiist - Shanghai News and Beyond
• Shanghai Street Stories – Photography (and links) and Stories
• Tea Leaf Nation – Making Sense of China through Social Media
• The Useless Tree - Bringing Chinese Philosophy into Our Lives

China Podcasts/ Lectures -

• American Chamber of Commerce China Podcasts - Interviews with Prominent China Specialists Across a Range of Subjects
• China History Podcasts – Weekly History Podcasts from Laszlo Montgomery
• China Policy Pod -  Josh Gartner from ‘AmCham-China’s China Brief’ Discusses Current Business and Policy Topics
• China Talking Point Podcasts - A Cross-Section of China Podcasts from the Talking Point’s Team
• China: Traditions and Transformations - Lecture Series from Harvard University’s Open Learning Initiative
• On Point Radio’s China Podcasts – Part of NPR: National Public Radio’s News and Analysis
• Sinica Podcasts – Excellent and Informative Weekly China Podcasts Hosted by Kaiser Kuo, with Regular Guests including Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei
• Will China’s Firewall Hold? Discussion hosted by James Fallows with Influential Contributors to the Discussion

Language -

• Carlgene.com – Interesting Language Site From a Translator
• Chinese Forums.com – As It Says, Well Worth Browsing
• Chinese Grammar Wiki – A Fantastic Resource 
• Chinese Hacks - Real World Chinese
• Chinese Pod - Renowned Podcast System of Learning
• Lǎowài Chinese - Tips and Strategies
• Popup Chinese - Recommended by Many
• SinoSplice - Life & Language in China

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• Anki - Popular Flashcard Software
• Baidu Dictionary – Comprehensive Chinese-Chinese
• Google Translate – Translation Tool from Google
• Nciku.com Dictionary – Depth And Good Examples C-E-C
• Pleco – Invaluable Learning Software
• Skritter.com – Many Recommend This Online Writing Tool
• Yellow Bridge Dictionary – An Old Faithful C-E-C