Posted in China Culture

The Rise of Chinese Pan Zhenle from Olympic Gold Winner to Western Media Martyr

From the perspective of a North American immigrant from China, the Western media treatment of Pan Zhenle, a Chinese Olympic gold winner, has ranged from rude to racist. It has been well documented that the American silver winner refused to shake Pan’s hand and some random Australian swim coach (who has nothing much to do with the current Olympics) caused a Western media circus to discredit Pan’s gold medal for unfounded suspicion of doping, which has already been discredited by the Olympics committee and major Western media like The Guardian.

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Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival to Feature LGBTQ Showcase

The nonprofit organization ​Chinese in Entertainment ​today announced a showcase of four LGBTQ-themed short films selected for the ​2021 Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival LGBTQ…

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Posted in China Culture US

The Ideological War Hidden Behind the Novel Coronavrius

Behind the global discourse of the Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 hides the ideological war between democratic nations and authoritarian governments. In this ideological war played…

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The Coronavirus Whistle Blower: Dr. Aifin of Wuhan

Here’s a Google-translated interview with Dr. Aifin from Wuhan, the original whistle blower of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) which was published and got censored by…

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Posted in China Culture Dirty Laundry

Chinese Imperialism: Japanese American Got Punched by Chinese Attorney for Saying “Taiwan is independent” in America.

Yesterday, my friend Oki, a Japanese American film archivist living in Los Angeles, got punched by a (Mainland) Chinese national who was an attorney while…

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Posted in China Entertainment Interview

When Africa Meets Yan Cui

Filmmaker Yan Cui began her career in 1995 debuting her first Canadian Chinese feature titled Chinese Chocolate at the Berlin International Film Festival. She has…

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Posted in China Entertainment

Birth of an International Chinese Action Hero: Wu Jing

Besides breaking all box office records in China and showing that a Chinese film can single-handedly dominate the international box office, Wolf Warrior 2 marks…

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The American Dream of Filmmaker Z. Eric Yang

CHOPSO interviews Chinese immigrant filmmaker Z. Eric Yang whose collection of award-winning short films are streaming on CHOPSO.   C: From China’s Tangshan to Hollywood,…

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Vancouver Asian Film Festival Launches First Canada-China Scriptwriting Competition

CHOPSO interviewed Kevin K. Li, a board member of Vancouver Asian Film Festival and also creator and co-producer of HBICtv: Ultra Rich Asian Girls.  Kevin…

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New Trailer: The Great Wall

The Chinese-American coproduction, The Great Wall, is set to be released in February 2017 but the trailer with Matt Damon as a warrior who saves the…

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