Dave’s Wagon

I like it when I see U.S. companies taking initiative in China and seizing market share — but not in this way.
MySpace now available in China - minus politics and religion

MySpace, the world’s largest social networking website, has finally come to China, the world’s most populous nation. After months of delays, China’s 1.3 billion citizens […]

From Reuters, a bizarre article about the “possible” pirating of Spider-Man 3 in China.
Chinese pirates beat Spider-Man to the punch

China’s infamous movie pirates have done it again — “Spider-Man 3″ is already being sold on Beijing’s streets almost two weeks ahead of its U.S. premier.
Costing just over $1 apiece, the pirated DVDs appear to be […]

I recently learned about the Chicago International Documentary Festival that’s going on right now in nearby Chicago. I found out too late to catch the film that interested me most, The Blood of Yingzhou District, but I still might go to see They Chose China.

BEIJING - The Chinese Ministry of Commerce elected today to levy increased tariffs on U.S.-made goods, hailing the move as necessary to protect Chinese industry from unfair American economic tactics.
The news comes amid increased Chinese criticism over the rampant piracy of Chinese goods in the US. By some estimates, 80% of all Chinese products in […]