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China

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Pancakes and Omelets Now Available in the International District

    Hunger for non-Asian food is apparently growing in the International District, where another new restaurant is touting its westernized menu. China Club Bistro last month celebrated its grand opening with a dragon dance and a daylong party that drew local politicos and tong leaders. Owner Tim Lee, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 7, 2012

    Fresh Espresso

    Hunger for non-Asian food is apparently growing in the International District, where another new restaurant is touting its westernized menu. China Club Bistro last month celebrated its grand opening with a dragon dance and a daylong party that drew local politicos and tong leaders. Owner Tim Lee, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 8, 2012

    Jim Yardley

    Hunger for non-Asian food is apparently growing in the International District, where another new restaurant is touting its westernized menu. China Club Bistro last month celebrated its grand opening with a dragon dance and a daylong party that drew local politicos and tong leaders. Owner Tim Lee, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Chinese Government Kindly Reminds Seattle Officials About the 'Evil Cult' Coming to Town

    Over the next two nights in a crowded Seattle hall, a collection of colorfully-costumed characters will perform leaps, tumbles, spins, twirls, and various other theatrics set to the sounds of obscure musical instruments like the pipa and the guzheng. And, if the Chinese government is to be believed, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    A Word About the NY Times' Sunday Story on UW's Decision to Increase Foreign Students at the Expense of Washington Residents

    I don't want to get all Pat Buchanan here, but Sunday's New York Times Page One story on how foreign students, the Chinese in particular, are going to the head of the admissions acceptance line so poor old UW can make ends meet, nets at least a 9 on my infuriation scale.

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Raise the Red Lantern for Cartoon Network's China, IL

    With quirky animator/cult internet sensation Brad Neely's China, Il and the International District's Red Lantern on this week's tray, one particular question stands tall between the presumably inaccessible properties: are they worth the trouble?

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Bellevue Hot Pot Shop Frustrated by Nearby Restaurant in Little Sheep's Clothing

    Soup from the other Little Sheep.​A Bellevue outpost of a popular Chinese hot pot chain is hoping its grand opening celebration this weekend will help resolve confusion over the restaurant's name. Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot, which has 450 locations worldwide, this May opened its seventh U ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Christine Gregoire, Raving About $45-a-Pound Cherries, Gets Glowing Press in China

    ​Christine Gregoire may be a lame-duck governor forced into making horrendous budget cuts, but she's receiving some flashy positive press--from the Chinese.

  • Film

    July 6, 2011

    City of Life and Death: The Rape of Nanjing, Recounted Again

    ​Christine Gregoire may be a lame-duck governor forced into making horrendous budget cuts, but she's receiving some flashy positive press--from the Chinese.

  • Film

    June 8, 2011

    Beijing Taxi: This City Portrait Leaves a Few Things Out

    ​Christine Gregoire may be a lame-duck governor forced into making horrendous budget cuts, but she's receiving some flashy positive press--from the Chinese.

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2011

    Wanxin Zhang

    ​Christine Gregoire may be a lame-duck governor forced into making horrendous budget cuts, but she's receiving some flashy positive press--from the Chinese.

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Gary Locke Tapped by Obama as Ambassador to China--and Likely Envoy for Boeing, Microsoft

    ​President Obama is set to nominate ex-Washington governor and former King County exec Gary Locke as the next ambassador to China. The Commerce Secretary "has the experience and relationships necessary to take on this key post," a senior administration official told ABC News. That's clear not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Down for the Ten-Count at Uptown China

    ​Dish: Ten ingredient sautéed rice thread noodles Place: Uptown China, Queen Anne, Seattle. Price: $9.25. On the plate: A heaping pile of stir-fried rice stick noodles with, as promised, 10 other visible ingredients. Supporting Cast: Nothing else. Unless you ask for something more. Which i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Thomas Hunter Has an Awesome Solo Record (and He Might Give It to You for Free)

    ​Somewhere in between making new records with Wild Orchid Children and Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground last year, Thomas Hunter wrote and recorded his very first solo album. White China Gold is a smooth collection of songs that can't really be pinned down to just one genre or influence. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Sex, High School, Emma Stone in a Bustier, and Crispy Duck: What's So Complicated About That?

    Adam Taylor/Screen GemsEmma Stone deals with the complications of high school in lingerie.​ The Dinner: Fried prawns and five spice crispy duck at Peking House (17505 15th Ave. NE, 365-6500, Shoreline.) The Movie: Easy A at Crest Cinema (16505 5th Ave. NE, 781-5755, Shoreline.) The Screenpl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2010

    Wang Huaiqing

    Adam Taylor/Screen GemsEmma Stone deals with the complications of high school in lingerie.​ The Dinner: Fried prawns and five spice crispy duck at Peking House (17505 15th Ave. NE, 365-6500, Shoreline.) The Movie: Easy A at Crest Cinema (16505 5th Ave. NE, 781-5755, Shoreline.) The Screenpl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Customs Agents Seize Fake Laundry Detergent in SeaTac

    ​Add counterfeit laundry detergent to the list of substances that may get your house raided by the cops. An unnamed SeaTac man's apartment was raided by customs officials recently after they were tipped off that he and several other men may have been importing fake laundry detergent from China ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    One Eel One Wrong Orifice = Worst. Prank. Ever.

    Wait a minute... You want to put me where?​Look, if you're partying with cooks and you're dumb enough to pass out while some (or even one) of them is still conscious, you kinda deserve whatever happens to you. You might wake up locked in the trunk of a car headed for the closest international ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Starbucks' World Domination Tour Set to Invade China

    Forbidden City espresso is illicitly delicious.​You know how China makes everything we buy and yet very little of what we make ever ends up in China, except debt? Well all that's about to change, because Howard Schultz wants Starbucks to take over the world's fastest growing market. Schultz t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Openings & Closings: China Gate Goes Dark, The Swinery Slings Meat Again, and More

    R.I.P. China Gate. We shall miss your dim sum.​Do you want the good or bad in restaurant news first? Oh, let's just rip off the band-aid and get on with it. Historic restaurant China Gate in the International District has shut down after 20-years plus of serving the city's best dim sum. Its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    Seattle Restaurant Scene Takes Another Big Hit with the Closure of China Gate

    ​Last week, we had the news about a bunch of Seattle restaurants hit hard by the economy and struggling to get out from under some serious tax debt--serious enough that the state was suing for its share of the pesos. The long-gone Coupage, Steve Katsandres's Bad Albert's, Taqueria Jalisco and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Unlike Google, Steve Ballmer Wants to "Help" China

    Software pirates, Falun Gong supporters, free Tibet activists--China's prisons have room for you all!​PR professionals, take note. Here is how you do not want to position your company against a competitor during a tricky news cycle. Google is adding a bit of luster to its halo by threatening ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2009

    China Blue

    Software pirates, Falun Gong supporters, free Tibet activists--China's prisons have room for you all!​PR professionals, take note. Here is how you do not want to position your company against a competitor during a tricky news cycle. Google is adding a bit of luster to its halo by threatening ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Duff McKagan: China, Stray Dogs, and Where You Can Find Earth's Most Passionate Rock Fans

    Making friends on the road. Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what's circulating through his iPod every Monday.​It seems there are so many things to write about this week that are all rather timely. Instead of picking one topic, then, I am going to give a sho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Why Are Chicken Feet Staving Off a Trade War? 'Cause They're Tasty.

    ​The New York Times reported yesterday that China and the United States are bumping chests with one another over poultry trade. According to the article, China's threatening to ban U.S. poultry exports because a) the Obama administration is imposing tariffs on Chinese tires and b) the U.S. kee ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2009

    Business as Usual: New Video From China

    ​The New York Times reported yesterday that China and the United States are bumping chests with one another over poultry trade. According to the article, China's threatening to ban U.S. poultry exports because a) the Obama administration is imposing tariffs on Chinese tires and b) the U.S. kee ... More >>

  • Film

    May 6, 2009

    24 City: China Can't Keep Pace With Its Own Development

    ​The New York Times reported yesterday that China and the United States are bumping chests with one another over poultry trade. According to the article, China's threatening to ban U.S. poultry exports because a) the Obama administration is imposing tariffs on Chinese tires and b) the U.S. kee ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2009

    The Peking Acrobats

    ​The New York Times reported yesterday that China and the United States are bumping chests with one another over poultry trade. According to the article, China's threatening to ban U.S. poultry exports because a) the Obama administration is imposing tariffs on Chinese tires and b) the U.S. kee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Root Table Brings Asian Fusion and Eco-Friendliness Together

    This here bit of news is from the Weekly's Big Bites e-newsletter, which comes out every Tuesday:When the storefront next door to his Enlighten home-décor shop became available, Kalan Intawong knew he had to jump on it. "It's always been a dream of mine to open a restaurant," he says. Come mid-Janu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Checking in With Peter Steinbrueck on The Viaduct

    When Peter Steinbrueck decided not to seek re-election to his City Council seat in 2007, he cited his desire to devote himself fully to pursuing the surface/transit viaduct solution. Since then, Seattle voters said no to the elevated and tunnel options in a non-binding advisory vote, and Steinbrueck ... More >>

  • News

    December 3, 2008

    Putin, I Banged Your Wife

    And other names Axl went through en route to Chinese Democracy.

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    China Protests Chinese Democracy

    If Axl Rose's long-delayed new album Chinese Democracy has been met with a colossal yawn by the music press, the nominal Guns 'n' Roses release has stirred up considerably more interest in the actual nation of China. According to New Music Express, the official Chinese Communist Party paper Global T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    Blogging China...on a Bicycle

    If Axl Rose's long-delayed new album Chinese Democracy has been met with a colossal yawn by the music press, the nominal Guns 'n' Roses release has stirred up considerably more interest in the actual nation of China. According to New Music Express, the official Chinese Communist Party paper Global T ... More >>

  • Film

    September 24, 2008

    Still Life: Old China Is Made New and Strange

    If Axl Rose's long-delayed new album Chinese Democracy has been met with a colossal yawn by the music press, the nominal Guns 'n' Roses release has stirred up considerably more interest in the actual nation of China. According to New Music Express, the official Chinese Communist Party paper Global T ... More >>

  • News

    August 27, 2008

    An Ill-Fated, Dragon-Headed, Slow Boat to China

    How an eccentric entrepreneur with novel technology, big talk, and the backing of Gary Locke managed to fall short of the Games.

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2008

    Lijia Zhang

    How an eccentric entrepreneur with novel technology, big talk, and the backing of Gary Locke managed to fall short of the Games.

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    The Week in Food: Geese, Toxic Sludge, and Double-Dipping

    How an eccentric entrepreneur with novel technology, big talk, and the backing of Gary Locke managed to fall short of the Games.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    Wednesday, and Everyday: Giant Squid!

    How an eccentric entrepreneur with novel technology, big talk, and the backing of Gary Locke managed to fall short of the Games.

  • Arts

    June 6, 2007

    My SAM Favorites

    How an eccentric entrepreneur with novel technology, big talk, and the backing of Gary Locke managed to fall short of the Games.

  • Film

    January 24, 2007

    China Blue

    Runs at Grand Illusion, Fri., Jan. 26– Thurs., Feb. 1. Not rated. 86 minutes.

  • Film

    September 13, 2006

    Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

    Opens at Metro, Fri., Sept. 15. Rated PG. 108 minutes.

  • Diversions

    August 2, 2006

    Weiya Zhang

    Best Med Student in a Tiara

  • News

    August 31, 2005

    Over a Barrel

    Best Med Student in a Tiara

  • Film

    March 24, 2004

    This Week's Attractions

    Best Med Student in a Tiara

  • Arts

    May 2, 2001

    The mysterious west

    New discoveries poke a hole in imperial Chinese "history."

  • News

    December 8, 1999

    Getting Global

    Corners of the earth where you won't be seeing tinsel or Rudolph.

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    BEETLE-MANIA

    The global economy is also booming for invasive, habitat-wrecking pests. Will the WTO cause even more damage?

  • News

    November 10, 1999

    Trash Tibet

    The global economy is also booming for invasive, habitat-wrecking pests. Will the WTO cause even more damage?

  • Film

    June 16, 1999

    Red violinists

    An interview with Francois Girard and Don McKellar.

  • News

    July 29, 1998

    Beijing's Boeing missile connection

    Who knows what happened to the military machinery that Boeing's merger partner McDonnell sold to China? Or even where it is?

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