Whilst writing about the Rhondda on Tuesday, the news came that the Welsh valleys were without water because of the freezing conditions. This area never gets on the national news usually (not since the closure of the Burberry factory). I went home and watched a documentary about new Chinese art on More 4 (featuring Ai WeiWei among others) in which there was the ubiquitous "misty mountains" shot of Tibet. Later that night I heard the news that Marks & Spencer are cutting jobs (1,230) and stores "amid trading gloom", and that Adolf Merckle (not Merdle), the German tycoon and the world's 94th richest man, has committed suicide because of the global financial crisis...oh, and, finally, the contemporary art bubble has burst - it's official.
The main news of course, is the disproportionate and horrific bombing of Gaza city by Israel.
Meanwhile, I was thinking of another visual bridge between Wales and China - red dragons...
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