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A Tibetan nun died after setting herself on fire on Ganzi (Kandze), Sichuan, becoming the 11th Tibetan to self-immolate this year. From the Guardian: Qiu Xiang, 35, set herself on fire at a road crossing in Dawu county of Ganzi,...
Read MoreFor the Guardian, Tania Branigan reports that as traditional preferences for male children are eroding, the alarming gender gap in the population may slowly shift back to normal levels. She visits the city of Shengzhou. where in...
Read MoreWhile baseball has not taken off as a sport in China, the bats are popular items on auction site Taobao, where they are sold under “self-defense,” the Los Angeles Times reports: Though baseball has barely made a dent...
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Read MoreIn the New York Review of Books, Ian Johnson looks at the debate over morality in China following the death of toddler Yue Yue on Foshan, and whether Daoism may be one option to fill the spiritual void in Chinese society: The...
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