1. uh... isn't beijing in china, not japan?

or was that irony?

Posted at 6:11AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Brett Tabor

2. Irony, I was just giving another example of how Japanese design excels, while Chinese design is sort of still in the dark ages.

Posted at 6:11AM on Dec 19th 2005 by dc

3. from your name i can tell you are kindda from Asia-America family, so seems you have totally no idea about the designing level in China.

go and search some information from google, then talk.

Posted at 6:11AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Lukas

4. What design do the Chinese actually excel at? Product design? No, everything's copied from the Japanese or Koreans, leaving their own designers no room for growth, no time or projects to learn from. Architectural? No, all the big projects are conducted by famouse international architects. The ones I've seen locally are pretty bad, what's with the mainland's (also saw this in KL and Singapore) affixation with vertical tiles on the exterior? Reminds me of one giant bathroom. Then there's print design, haven't seen anything that great come out of China, the most recent one I saw was the Worldcup poster and that... it was well, very Chinese and I'm not too keen on that whole design, but that's just me personally. Cars, again, all stolen from foreign manufacturers. Anything else I'm missing? There was a show a few months ago during the summer showcasing the more... conceptual artists, from what I read, it was pretty good. But the thing is this, all the great stuff that's going on in China, it hasn't jumped over to the commercial side yet. It's all still very much underground. And until that gets brought into the spotlight and broadcasted internationally, China's position as a design source will still be at the bottom of the ladder. Especially if it continues to steal designs from foreigners and not giving their own designers any opportunity to learn and grow.

Posted at 6:11AM on Dec 19th 2005 by dc

5. I don't know about you, but I am appalled at China's choice to use the Tibetan Antelope as one of their mascots. In case you aren't aware of the plight of the Tibetan people you should go here: http://sturtevant.com/alex/tibet.htm You should also be aware of the fact that China tortures, and many Tibetan refuges have proof enough. They rape nuns, electrocute monks to within an inch of their lives and that is only the begining. The use of a Tibetan animal to represent China is another way to exert their power over the innocent country. I wonder how you can be worried about the graphic skills of China when there are much more important things to worry about.

Posted at 6:11AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Megan

6. beibei jingjing huanhuan yingying nini
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bei jing huan ying ni
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"Beijing welcomes you" in Chinese..

Posted at 6:11AM on Dec 19th 2005 by jim

7. Oh give it a rest with the Tibet stuff. Have you been there recently? I think not.

Why don't you moan about the plight of the poor Hawaiian people, their country having been annexed by the US. Oops, didn't think about that one. Perhaps we need 'Seven Years in Hawaii' to wake people up.

Posted at 6:11AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Boingboing