CHINA
Country Overview:
“Love the food, hate the government”
I arrived in China in May 2013 and left August 2020. I taught English for awhile, did my master’s of politics & foreign policy at Tsinghua University, worked for a year at China Today, and then two years at Xinhua News Agency. I spent most of my time in Beijing, but also traveled to Shanghai, Wuhan, Inner Mongolia, Shenzhen, Panjin, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xi’an, Sanya, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
A new non-smoking ban will supposedly “take effect” tomorrow, June 1st
So hanging no smoking signs on the Birds Nest was apparently the best idea to support the campaign. Although it’s important to get the message across, the stadium does seem to resemble a giant ashtray…
Went to see a friend who lives up north and passed the Crow’s Nest
Weather is getting warmer and there hasn’t been smog for a couple of days, which I can only hope lasts for more than a week.
Headed back to Mongolia next week for the oh so fun Visa run. It’ll be the last one until I take off for Brazil in June.