The Beijing Welcomes You (World of Warcraft Version) music video for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

A catchy little tune by Chris Pereira, a more creative version of Hong Laowai (Red Foreigner) who puts together his own original Chinese songs as well as vlogs his thoughts on contemporary China. (h/t to Danwei)

The Asia Society compiled a nicely presented video of policy leaders from across Asia saying which US presidential candidate is viewed most favorably in their part of the world.

Barack Obama won hands down in countries across the region.

For this episode, titled "Graffiti Shanghai," host and producer Adam Schokora (小石) meets up with three of Shanghai's best known graffiti artists: Popil, Zhang Lan (AKA: Mr. Lan), and HKer, to get their inside perspective on the local graf scene and catch them in action painting a few pieces.

After the show, stay tuned for a musical performance by 21 Grams, a Shanghainese experimental post-rock band whose introspective music is largely inspired by their passion for film.

Camera cuts away to pre-recorded footage as soon as the RSF protestor runs up to the podium.

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There is, by my estimation, exactly one advantage to getting inked in the back of a Chinese laowai bar: the characters will probably be right. Fithi Garza decided to tattoo his late brother’s name in Chinese on his arm. He did it in a back room in Dalian’s Nepalese Bar.

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The dangers of Baijiu, illustrated by first-time users

John over at Sinosplice hasn't found the solution to the YouTube block, but he's got a pretty darn good alternative - Stage6. According to John, though it doesn't have the numbers, Stage6 does have higher quality and faster download times.

Check out the post for a few links to some Stage6 videos about China.

Not for the timid, this rather disturbing video is a tough watch even for those of us without a pet cat or dog. This video, put out by Peta, shows some rather inhumane conditions.

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To be "fair", the conditions aren't much different than other animals being sent for slaughter in China or Western countries. Just tougher to watch when you're used to cats and dogs as your lap sitter or toe warmer.

Welcome back to the 80's. I remember moon walking and spinning on my back trying to break-dance but I never did the Wave as good as this guy. He shows you step by step how to do. After you watch this you will be standing in front of the mirror trying it out for hours. I know I was!