great episode and concept by NPR #throughline "the dream of modern china', #nationalism, sun yat-sen and China today. 'will check out their other historical throughlines for sure Stewart Lee Beck npr.org/2019/05/21/725…

“That’s how things are in this society. Be bold and win it all. Cowards starve to death.” —Weichen. A killer line, thanks for publishing/translating @larb chinachannel.org/2019/06/21/pic…

#CHICAGO area friends! Drop that #tradewar gloom/doom and join me for a fun talk on USA-#China business and cross-cultural relations in the coming decade. Weds 8/21 6pm at Lake Forest Book Store resv rec'd. lakeforestbookstore.com

Heartfelt article by Yangyang Cheng expressing love, hope, and ambivalence towards her homeland on ChinaFile #China70years chinafile.com/reporting-opin…

Thanks to Bei and the ICS team for inviting us to share our China Simplified dream of connecting cultures on the ICS Shanghai Live program. Click bit.ly/SHliveICS to view. #China #Chinese #culture #OneLove #上海译文出版社

Shout out to our editor Yi Shun! China Simplified's two books (which you skillfully edited) just went wide in China with the Shanghai Translation Publishing House. #上海译文出版社 Good Dirt Stewart Lee Beck #Editorial #appreciation

Congratulations Yue-Sai Kan and @ChinaInstitute_ on another successful #China Fashion Gala, this time seamlessly executed online. Well done!

China’s only female emperor, Brilliant Tang Dynasty Strategist or Wicked Witch of the East? via China Simplified ow.ly/Lturv

Once upon a time, a human belittled another human who spoke broken English, until the first human discovered English was the second human's third or fourth language, and then the first human felt rather stupid and decided to shut the f*** up. . #Humanity #English #languages

Congratulations John, Jared, and team on your new MANDARIN COMPANION book launch! . #Chinese #Mandarin John Pasden #languagelearning

Interesting article on the shifting nature of history, heroism, and ethnicity. supchina.com/2021/01/27/the… @supchinanews #History

Can we as humans find a way to focus on common interests in order to transcend narrowly-defined national interests? Stewart Brand and Jerry Brown discuss in Noema Magazine noemamag.com/the-origins-of… #China #USA #Interconnectedness

Sha Hua remembers #Yale history professor Jonathan Spence who brought a deeper understanding of #China to generations of students in the west. Sha Hua 华沙 on.wsj.com/3qwgIth

Isn't it about time for the 80% (rest of world) to better understand the 20% (Chinese people)? Gift our entertaining (print/digital/audio) books to someone you love. Click here amzn.to/3sWd3rB to become part of the solution.

Shout out to Jared and John's "You Can Learn Chinese podcast" for their Jan 10 segment on the learning and time advantages of typing vs writing characters (based on research by Dr. Phyllis Zhang 张霓). Matches our own experiences as well! #Chinese #LanguageLearning

Maybe they're onto something here...next up: adding arms to the Venus de Milo or sharpening ambiguous pond reflections in Monet's Water Lillies? straitstimes.com/life/entertain…

活到老学到老 (huó dào lǎo xué dào lǎo) Literally, "live until you're old, study until you're old." This is not just an easy-to-understand idiom. This attitude of life-long learning is essential for us adult learners of Chinese. We're in it for the long haul, and loving it! ❤️

The many fascinating subtleties of #Chinese translation... Thanks Roy Kissel