Christian Petersen-Clausen
@memostothefuture.bsky.social
Documentary Filmmaker, based in China.
25+ year Expat. I won't die on a couch.
坚持就是胜利。
25+ year Expat. I won't die on a couch.
坚持就是胜利。
Li Auto is shutting 100 stores in China over sales shortfalls.
Not long ago you had to stand in line to sit in their 理想MEGA Minivan. Now Xiaomi is all the rage. It's incredible to see how incredibly fast the market moves.
carnewschina.com/2026/01/26/l...
Not long ago you had to stand in line to sit in their 理想MEGA Minivan. Now Xiaomi is all the rage. It's incredible to see how incredibly fast the market moves.
carnewschina.com/2026/01/26/l...
Li Auto to shut 100 stores in China after 2025 deliveries fall short at 406,000 units
Li Auto will close roughly 100 underperforming stores in China during the first half of 2026.
carnewschina.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Li Auto is shutting 100 stores in China over sales shortfalls.
Not long ago you had to stand in line to sit in their 理想MEGA Minivan. Now Xiaomi is all the rage. It's incredible to see how incredibly fast the market moves.
carnewschina.com/2026/01/26/l...
Not long ago you had to stand in line to sit in their 理想MEGA Minivan. Now Xiaomi is all the rage. It's incredible to see how incredibly fast the market moves.
carnewschina.com/2026/01/26/l...
Depressing thread.
If this is true (and that’s not a small if), it is reasonable to posit that Bezos is trying to offload the Post. Or kill it altogether.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Depressing thread.
Another day, another flight.
This China Eastern A320 NEO is taking me back from Xi'an to Hongqiao. It is packed, as always.
I was shown the price chart for upgrades on CES. Some good deals here.
This China Eastern A320 NEO is taking me back from Xi'an to Hongqiao. It is packed, as always.
I was shown the price chart for upgrades on CES. Some good deals here.
January 21, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Another day, another flight.
This China Eastern A320 NEO is taking me back from Xi'an to Hongqiao. It is packed, as always.
I was shown the price chart for upgrades on CES. Some good deals here.
This China Eastern A320 NEO is taking me back from Xi'an to Hongqiao. It is packed, as always.
I was shown the price chart for upgrades on CES. Some good deals here.
Serious question: what products or services do Chinese consumers import from the US at scale and will that market exist in 2036?
We all know about soybeans, US gov bonds and Boeing but actual consumer products? I can think of a ton of Chinese that US consumers desire but the other way around?
We all know about soybeans, US gov bonds and Boeing but actual consumer products? I can think of a ton of Chinese that US consumers desire but the other way around?
January 21, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Serious question: what products or services do Chinese consumers import from the US at scale and will that market exist in 2036?
We all know about soybeans, US gov bonds and Boeing but actual consumer products? I can think of a ton of Chinese that US consumers desire but the other way around?
We all know about soybeans, US gov bonds and Boeing but actual consumer products? I can think of a ton of Chinese that US consumers desire but the other way around?
Incredible photos by Weimin Chu of China's energy transformation. via @kottke.org e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
January 18, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Incredible photos by Weimin Chu of China's energy transformation. via @kottke.org e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
It's an absolutely wild evening of fog-related delays, go-arounds and diversions at PVG Shanghai Pudong airport tonight.
Glad I am not scheduled to land there tonight.
Glad I am not scheduled to land there tonight.
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
It's an absolutely wild evening of fog-related delays, go-arounds and diversions at PVG Shanghai Pudong airport tonight.
Glad I am not scheduled to land there tonight.
Glad I am not scheduled to land there tonight.
Another day, another flight.
My first trip of 2026 is taking me to Xi'an on the very first C919 China Eastern got back in the day.
Coincidentally, I was on the maiden commercial flight from Chengdu on this exact aircraft.
My first trip of 2026 is taking me to Xi'an on the very first C919 China Eastern got back in the day.
Coincidentally, I was on the maiden commercial flight from Chengdu on this exact aircraft.
January 15, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Another day, another flight.
My first trip of 2026 is taking me to Xi'an on the very first C919 China Eastern got back in the day.
Coincidentally, I was on the maiden commercial flight from Chengdu on this exact aircraft.
My first trip of 2026 is taking me to Xi'an on the very first C919 China Eastern got back in the day.
Coincidentally, I was on the maiden commercial flight from Chengdu on this exact aircraft.
The shop generating the highest revenue per sqm at this North Bund Mall in Shanghai is a Gym for overweight dogs.
I am smitten.
I am smitten.
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 AM
The shop generating the highest revenue per sqm at this North Bund Mall in Shanghai is a Gym for overweight dogs.
I am smitten.
I am smitten.
Very good article. I have been speaking with multiple Korean bands, labels and managers who would love to perform in China but I won't try to apply for relevant visas for them until it is ("informally") being communicated to me that those would get approved. It just takes too much time otherwise.
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Very good article. I have been speaking with multiple Korean bands, labels and managers who would love to perform in China but I won't try to apply for relevant visas for them until it is ("informally") being communicated to me that those would get approved. It just takes too much time otherwise.
Rudolf Scharping, today at German Centre Shanghai.
January 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Rudolf Scharping, today at German Centre Shanghai.
Joerg Wuttke arrived in China in 1982. The former China head for BASF and the EU Chamber of Commerce certainly lived up to his reputation for frank talk and spicy takes in the latest Episode of Living History.
Link in the first comment!
Link in the first comment!
January 4, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Joerg Wuttke arrived in China in 1982. The former China head for BASF and the EU Chamber of Commerce certainly lived up to his reputation for frank talk and spicy takes in the latest Episode of Living History.
Link in the first comment!
Link in the first comment!
My local restaurant/ktv/music complex in Putuo District has started a Marriage Market display for young people. Looks like they got quite good participation going. I never see old people here, so I doubt these were filled out by parents.
January 4, 2026 at 1:23 AM
My local restaurant/ktv/music complex in Putuo District has started a Marriage Market display for young people. Looks like they got quite good participation going. I never see old people here, so I doubt these were filled out by parents.
Another day, another flight.
My last flight of the year is taking me back home to Shanghai from Paris.
The China Eastern 777 is completely packed. Upgrades were being offered at €1,000 - a bad deal given that when flying from Shanghai they go for €340.
My last flight of the year is taking me back home to Shanghai from Paris.
The China Eastern 777 is completely packed. Upgrades were being offered at €1,000 - a bad deal given that when flying from Shanghai they go for €340.
December 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Another day, another flight.
My last flight of the year is taking me back home to Shanghai from Paris.
The China Eastern 777 is completely packed. Upgrades were being offered at €1,000 - a bad deal given that when flying from Shanghai they go for €340.
My last flight of the year is taking me back home to Shanghai from Paris.
The China Eastern 777 is completely packed. Upgrades were being offered at €1,000 - a bad deal given that when flying from Shanghai they go for €340.
Starbucks charges €7.15 for a grande hot chocolate at Paris Charles DeGaulle airport.
I'm sorry, guys. I just can't.
It's €4 at PVG.
I'm sorry, guys. I just can't.
It's €4 at PVG.
December 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Starbucks charges €7.15 for a grande hot chocolate at Paris Charles DeGaulle airport.
I'm sorry, guys. I just can't.
It's €4 at PVG.
I'm sorry, guys. I just can't.
It's €4 at PVG.
I'm hearing [on a podcast] that there are Chinese companies in California illegally importing peptides (GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic) because they are cheaper in China. Someone needs to write an in-depth thinkpiece about the pros and cons.
December 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I'm hearing [on a podcast] that there are Chinese companies in California illegally importing peptides (GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic) because they are cheaper in China. Someone needs to write an in-depth thinkpiece about the pros and cons.
Another day, another flight.
Agner Viking is about to take me to Paris.
Bye København!
Agner Viking is about to take me to Paris.
Bye København!
December 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Another day, another flight.
Agner Viking is about to take me to Paris.
Bye København!
Agner Viking is about to take me to Paris.
Bye København!
Another day, another flight.
But what a ride!
I'm about to board a rare matte-black painted ATR 72. It's a short hop on Alsie Express from Sønderborg to København.
I'm not sure if there will be other passengers today, the airport is entirely empty right now.
But what a ride!
I'm about to board a rare matte-black painted ATR 72. It's a short hop on Alsie Express from Sønderborg to København.
I'm not sure if there will be other passengers today, the airport is entirely empty right now.
December 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Another day, another flight.
But what a ride!
I'm about to board a rare matte-black painted ATR 72. It's a short hop on Alsie Express from Sønderborg to København.
I'm not sure if there will be other passengers today, the airport is entirely empty right now.
But what a ride!
I'm about to board a rare matte-black painted ATR 72. It's a short hop on Alsie Express from Sønderborg to København.
I'm not sure if there will be other passengers today, the airport is entirely empty right now.
Today I found the end of the rainbow.
No pot of gold, sadly.
(Near Flensburg, Germany.)
No pot of gold, sadly.
(Near Flensburg, Germany.)
December 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Today I found the end of the rainbow.
No pot of gold, sadly.
(Near Flensburg, Germany.)
No pot of gold, sadly.
(Near Flensburg, Germany.)
Hello København!
Been a while since my last pølsevogn.
Been a while since my last pølsevogn.
December 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Hello København!
Been a while since my last pølsevogn.
Been a while since my last pølsevogn.
Another day, another flight.
It's my Xmas trip home to Flensburg and MU 707 is taking me to Copenhagen, one of the closest airports there.
The A330 is fairly full but I managed to snag an entire middle row for myself. I'm going to sleep well.
It's my Xmas trip home to Flensburg and MU 707 is taking me to Copenhagen, one of the closest airports there.
The A330 is fairly full but I managed to snag an entire middle row for myself. I'm going to sleep well.
December 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Another day, another flight.
It's my Xmas trip home to Flensburg and MU 707 is taking me to Copenhagen, one of the closest airports there.
The A330 is fairly full but I managed to snag an entire middle row for myself. I'm going to sleep well.
It's my Xmas trip home to Flensburg and MU 707 is taking me to Copenhagen, one of the closest airports there.
The A330 is fairly full but I managed to snag an entire middle row for myself. I'm going to sleep well.
Reposted by Christian Petersen-Clausen
Identity issues. Migrant stories. Company profiles. Lost daughters. Daddy issues.
The 2025 edition of our annual year-end round-up of notable China books in both nonfiction and literature, nominated by experts and the editors, is here.
Read the full list: chinabooksreview.com/2025/12/18/b...
The 2025 edition of our annual year-end round-up of notable China books in both nonfiction and literature, nominated by experts and the editors, is here.
Read the full list: chinabooksreview.com/2025/12/18/b...
December 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Identity issues. Migrant stories. Company profiles. Lost daughters. Daddy issues.
The 2025 edition of our annual year-end round-up of notable China books in both nonfiction and literature, nominated by experts and the editors, is here.
Read the full list: chinabooksreview.com/2025/12/18/b...
The 2025 edition of our annual year-end round-up of notable China books in both nonfiction and literature, nominated by experts and the editors, is here.
Read the full list: chinabooksreview.com/2025/12/18/b...
Vicious, delicious, malicious.
Love it.
"Reading it is like spending time with a delusional fortune cookie: platitudes that feel like they were run through a translation service three times."
(Scaachi Koul on Olivia Nuzzi’s "American Canto.")
slate.com/culture/2025...
Love it.
"Reading it is like spending time with a delusional fortune cookie: platitudes that feel like they were run through a translation service three times."
(Scaachi Koul on Olivia Nuzzi’s "American Canto.")
slate.com/culture/2025...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Much-Hyped Book Was Always Going to Be Self-Serving. It’s So Much Worse Than That.
God, everyone sucks so much in American Canto.
slate.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Vicious, delicious, malicious.
Love it.
"Reading it is like spending time with a delusional fortune cookie: platitudes that feel like they were run through a translation service three times."
(Scaachi Koul on Olivia Nuzzi’s "American Canto.")
slate.com/culture/2025...
Love it.
"Reading it is like spending time with a delusional fortune cookie: platitudes that feel like they were run through a translation service three times."
(Scaachi Koul on Olivia Nuzzi’s "American Canto.")
slate.com/culture/2025...
This looks promising...
Happy to have been asked to blurb Joseph Yen’s memoir, Book of Lost Dreams (Earnshaw Books) of Mao’s China translated by Stephen Hallett and Wang LiliLili....
December 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This looks promising...
Here's a lovely documentary showing Shanghai in the 1960's. By Crusader Shipping Company, New Zealand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1smE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1smE...
Manila, Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong in the 60s
YouTube video by TRNGL
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Here's a lovely documentary showing Shanghai in the 1960's. By Crusader Shipping Company, New Zealand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1smE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1smE...