Popup Chinese is a platform for Chinese language study. Founded in 2008, the site provides Chinese podcasts, lessons, and Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi study tools from a studio in downtown Beijing. It is a prominent Chinese language program and producer of a large open source Chinese-English dictionary. Beyond its podcasts and audio lessons, the site is known for its mouseover annotations of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature including the Dream of the Red Chamber. Content , Popup Chinese has produced over 1400 podcasts, HSK tests and other audio lessons. The company also produces a range of other China-related shows, including the Sinica show, ranked the best China podcast by City Weekend, the highest-circulation English-language magazine in China. Sinica has been called a "must listen" by The China Beat, a prominent online community for American Sinologists. The podcast is the brainchild of Kaiser Kuo, Director of Investor Relations at Baidu and former China bureau chief for Red Herring magazine, Sinica frequently invites prominent China journalists and China-watchers to participate in uncensored discussions with Kaiser on Chinese political and economic affairs. Guests have included Gady Epstein, Mary Kay Magistad of Public Radio International, Tania Branigan of The Guardian, Evan Osnos of The New Yorker, Arthur Kroeber of Dragonomics and Jonathan Watts. Recurring guests involved in entrepreneurship in China include Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei.com and Bill Bishop, founder of CBS MarketWatch. Language Systems, the parent company of Popup Chinese, operates two other language sites, one focusing on the Cantonese language It has stated its plans to expand into additional languages.<ref name=BW/>
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