E L Davey

Chinese Underwear; the Ageing Sonny Crockett

I was hanging a bit of washing the other day when it struck me. What we've actually done is to bring the proverbial coals to Newcastle. Two suitcases packed with labels proclaiming "made in China". All...

A Delusionary Life in China

Most foreigners fall in love with China and all its “charms”. Indeed, I must put my handup to having had a brief affair with the country from when we arrived early last October to, um, let me think now…..about...

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From Suzhou to Liverpool by Bike, One Student Makes the Link Real

Student Luke Rimmer left Suzhou on Tuesday with a bicycle, a ridiculous distance ahead of him and, by his...

Nanjing North Tops Out, but Jiangbei Still Wants Its Metro

Today’s last concrete pour at Nanjing North Railway Station felt like one of those construction moments that actually means...

Louis Vuitton & Milk Tea Meet in Suzhou; it’s a ¥10.3 Million Fight

how on Earth did a Parisian house of luxury end up in a Suzhou courtroom over a milk tea...

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