Parents Who Lost Only Child Seek Government Help
Parents who have lost an only child prematurely, known as “shidu,” say they are...
by Natalie Ornell | Dec 27, 2013
Parents who have lost an only child prematurely, known as “shidu,” say they are...
by Samuel Wade | Nov 12, 2013
At The New Yorker, Ted Trautman describes how Lego went from near bankruptcy in 2004 to the...
by 不忘初心 | Feb 23, 2013
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ newly released Annual Report on Social Mentality suggests that social trust in China continues to fall. From He Dan at China Daily: The Blue Book of Social Mentality, the latest...
by Sophie Beach | Dec 14, 2011
The latest sensation in the Chinese media is a father, dubbed the “Wolf Dad,” who claims that his parenting methods, which are centered around regular beatings, are solely responsible for his children being admitted...
by Sophie Beach | Jan 15, 2011
While Amy Chua has ignited a storm of opinion in the U.S. over her op-ed, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” the response inside CHina itself has been mixed, China Real Time blog reports: …Many in China,...
by Sophie Beach | Dec 28, 2010
Zhao Lianhai, who was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for leading protests against milk contamination that made his son sick, has been released. A message allegedly written by Mr. Zhao posted online asks for privacy...
by Sophie Beach | Nov 18, 2010
CNN profiles Wu Youjian, who has become a spokesperson for parents of gays in China after her own son came out as a teenager: Wu now devotes her time and energy to speaking up for gay acceptance by family and society. Her small...
by Sophie Beach | Nov 9, 2010
Zhao Lianhai, a father whose child developed kidney stones from drinking melamine-tainted formula, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on charges of “causing a serious disturbance” for his efforts to...
by Paulina Hartono | Dec 10, 2009
Sichuan architect Liu Jiakun has constructed a memorial for Hu Huishan, a 15-year-old student who died in the May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Details on Liu’s decision to erect the memorial hall from China Daily: Liu got...
by Sophie Beach | Sep 10, 2009
A year after the scandal over contaminated milk broke in China, parents whose children died are being prevented from gathering, AP reports: Zhao Lianhai, the father of a sickened child who has rallied other families through a...
by Sophie Beach | Aug 19, 2009
From a column from Forbes: What gets Chinese people out in the streets demonstrating every time? Forcing parents to abide by a one-child policy, and then letting someone kill the one child to save a buck. That is what happened...
by Paulina Hartono | May 2, 2009
The lives of many Sichuan parents were changed forever when their children fell victim to shoddy school construction in the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Jill Drew of the Washington Post covers their stories: Fuxin No. 2 Primary...
by dwang | Apr 3, 2009
China has jailed eight parents and teachers after uncovering elaborate schemes to help students pass the college entrance exams, tests which often determine the socioeconomic fate of young people and their future dependents in...
by Sophie Beach | Jan 16, 2009
Following an easing of family planning restrictions for families who lost children in the May earthquake in Sichuan, authorities are now reporting that 757 of these women are now expecting again. From AP: The exemptions to...
by Sophie Beach | Jan 2, 2009
As Sanlu dairy company executives face trial over the contaminated milk scandal which killed six and sickened thousands of children, parents called for further research into the effects of the chemical melamine, which was found...
by Sophie Beach | Dec 4, 2008
After the government granted permission to parents of children who died in the Sichuan earthquake to have another child, many such families are trying to do just that. From the Wall Street Journal: In Sichuan, there is some...