Chinese Kiss and Tell a Good Read Even Without the Sex

You may already have come across the notorious China Bounder – a how-to-get-laid-while-still-caring-about-stuff blog from Shanghai written by a ‘Western scoundrel’ – through reports about internet censorship in China like this one, but it doesn’t hurt to pass on a reminder to check it out.I’m not going to comment on any of the things our titular hero gets up to in his personal life, but his discourses on the politics of China are definitely worth a read even if – no, especially if – you think you know all you need to know about the Middle Kingdom. Try this extract from an essay on state-sponsored shafting for starters:

“The environment: Ah, now you, dear darling environment, are getting the biggest shafting of all. No wine and roses for you, just straight up against the wall…”

(via China Bounder)