Anxiety Increasing for Chinese Overseas
As many Chinese—encouraged by official media—see their country as the target of foreign plots,...
Paris
Mobile Data Cut for VPN, WhatsApp Users in Xinjiang
The New York Times’ Paul Mozur reports that mobile Internet users in Xinjiang have had their...
China Calls for Increased Counterterrorism After Paris
Following Friday night’s deadly attacks in Paris, President Xi Jinping offered his...
Duplitecture: China’s White Houses
At 99% Invisible, Roman Mars, Avery Trufelman and Bianca Bosker look at the phenomenon of...
Zao Wou-Ki: China’s Highest-Selling Living Artist
At The Wall Street Journal’s Scene Asia, Jason Chow profiles abstract painter Zao Wou-ki, China’s highest-selling living artist, whose auction sales last year reached $90 million. Despite his long career, Zao’s...
Censorship Vault: Guiding Protests Then and Now
Editor’s Note: From the Censorship Vault features previously untranslated censorship instructions...
China Wins Two Gold in Weightlifting at World Championship
While seven countries were banned because they had failed to follow drug testing procedures, China won two gold medals for weightlifting in the world championship in Paris. The Washington Post reports: Wu Jingbiao captured the...
Judicial Scholar: Female Chinese Students Return from France Floozies
A law professor has threatened Weibo users including Yu Jianrong with legal action for spreading “arbitrarily clipped” video of one of his lectures online. The footage shows him besmirching the honour of female...
Zhou Enlai’s Caution Lost in Translation
Richard McGregor explains the misunderstanding behind Zhou Enlai’s famous utterance — “too soon to tell” — on the impact of the French Revolution: The former premier’s answer has become a...
Bumbling around EU-China Ties
“The bitter spat between Europe and China over Tibet is now officially over.” From the Straits Times: France–singled out by China as the chief instigator of the dispute–dispatched three top officials to...
Paris Plans Charm Offensive on China After Protests
Katrin Bennhold reports in the International Herald Tribune: After a wave of anti-French protests in China, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is sending three top officials there this week in a diplomatic charm offensive aimed...
Carrefour Faces China Boycott Bid
From BBC News: Chinese activists are urging shoppers to stay away from French retailer Carrefour, following the Olympic torch’s troubled passage through Paris. A message circulating on the internet and mobile phones...
Anger Is Growing in China
From Los Angeles Times : A week of embarrassing global protests along the international Olympic torch relay has fanned Chinese nationalism at home and turned a 27-year-old disabled woman into a national hero. Jin Jing is a...
Chinese Urged to Boycott French Goods
Chinese patriotism was ignited against famous brands online again and this time the targets are born-in-France brands. From Financial Times: Chinese consumers have been urged to boycott French goods in response to the raucous...
Video: Torch Runs Tortured Route Through Paris
A day after one protester in London reportedly tried to snuff the Olympic torch with a fire extinguisher, protesters in Paris achieved the practical equivalent with sheer force of numbers. According to various reports, police...
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