The first reaction by China’s state-media apparatus following the escalating U.S.-China trade war last week was to censor online commentary about the scale of tariffs. Now, it has responded with targeted messaging intended to...
Although an executive order signed by President Trump on Monday gave Bytedance-owned TikTok a 75-day reprieve from an impending U.S. ban, the future—and future ownership—of the popular short-video sharing platform remains...
A recent WeChat post from oft-controversial entrepreneur, publicity hound, and philanthropist Chen Guangbiao urging the Chinese government to keep its hands off people’s pocketbooks has attracted many supportive comments from...
From December 22 to January 24, the 12.9 million inhabitants of Xi’an were confined to their homes in response to some 100 detected cases of COVID-19. Elevators in apartment complexes were shut off to ensure that residents...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media and internet companies by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Hello...
The following essay by Peking University senior Yue Xin shares her observations of social...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
A number of recent protests and incidents have brought public attention to rising discontent among...
An explosion at a Shandong chemical plant on Saturday has further highlighted safety concerns in...
At least 114 people died in last week’s explosions in a warehouse in the Binhai area of...
The “one-child policy,” originally implemented to address the social, economic, and...
Last Wednesday, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission laid out...
A number of recent articles highlight alternatives to China’s mainstream society and values....
In a special report at The Economist, James Miles examines urbanization in China, described by...
On Friday, Beijing released the 20-page, 60-point ‘CCP Central Committee Resolution...
The Wall Street Journal reports that English language skills, once considered essential for...
Damien Ma and William Adams’ In Line Behind a Billion People explores how scarcity—in terms...
The Emmy-winning American TV drama “Breaking Bad” has attracted avid followers in...
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