China Local News
“You Are in China Now” – Aggressive Police Notice to Foreigners
An English police notice to foreigners in Shenzhen, China, issued by a local bureau, is causing amusement amongst China’s social media users for being the “most aggressive English announcement”.
China Local News
Six Chinese Students Dead After Falling Into Flotation Tank During Mine Visit
After six students drowned in a mine tank, social media users question safety precautions and media framing.
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Bendover ForMaos
June 5, 2016 at 12:03 pm
No need to register as long as you pay off the local CCP gangster, they’re ALL for sale here.
Jeff Xie
June 7, 2016 at 1:53 am
Well, congratulations. You’ve just brought yourself a huge problem from none other than the US government. Congratlations
peter
October 26, 2016 at 3:06 am
did not know this from australia my chinese wife and i visit the family every year wife said no problem..
Toni Eleninovski
February 23, 2019 at 12:23 am
This has become more and more common to see informal English notes from public offices. I believe the government bureaucracy has caught up with Western society, as in some examples on this website http://www.eleninovski.com from a cultural scholar in China.