Netizen Voices: Sardonic Comments on “How to Get Back at Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi” Offer Socio-Political Commentary on China
Ongoing Sino-Japanese diplomatic tensions—touched off last month by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...
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Quote of the Day: “Laid Off at 35, Re-employed at 60”
Chinese netizens have had a lot to say about economist Ma Jiantang’s prescription for adapting to the “era of longevity” by reclassifying workers between the ages of 60-70 as “the youthful elderly,” those between the ages of...
The Top ███ Chinese ██████s of 2023 (Part Two: Comedy to Tragedy)
In part two of our retrospective on the most sensitive topics of 2023, as selected by our Chinese team, we focus on dissent and disasters. In part one we covered long-standing taboos on discussions about Xi Jiping and the...
An Anticlimactic End to the “Arctic Catfish” Scandal
After 200 days, the long-running “Arctic Catfish” scandal has reached a conclusion, dissatisfying and anticlimactic as it may be. It began after social media user “Arctic Catfish” (北极鲶鱼, Běijí Niányú), a young Chinese woman...
Billions in International Pension Funds Support Abuses in China; Hong Kongers Flee With Their Own Pensions
A report by the NGO Hong Kong Watch reveals that numerous major international pension funds have been heavily invested in Chinese companies connected to serious human rights issues. Some of these pension holders, such as members...
Minitrue: No Reporting on Veteran “Mass Incidents”
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
1,000+ Veterans Protest in Beijing Over State Benefits
At his V-Day anniversary parade in Beijing last year, Xi Jinping announced that the People’s...
Retirement Age to Rise; Job Growth Expected to Slow
With China’s pension fund facing mounting pressure as its population continues to...
8,000 Chinese Teachers Strike for Higher Pay
Despite a lack of organized unions in China, 8,000 teachers in Zhaodong, Heilongjiang organized a...
Retiring Migrant Workers Have No Place to Call Home
Caixin’s Lan Fang describes the predicament of China’s first generation of migrant...
Minitrue: Yue Yuen Strike, Cao Shunli, More
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Foxconn of Footwear Told To Reimburse Striking Workers
Tens of thousands of workers have been on strike at multiple factories for Yue Yuen, the...
Annual Legislature Session to Face Familiar Problems
AFP reports on the National People’s Congress scheduled to commence this Wednesday. Topics...
China to Bolster Workforce With Baby Bump, Later Retirement
A planned relaxation of the one-child policy has been among the most widely discussed aspects of...
Breathing New Life Into China’s Pension Fund
Harvard lecturer and Brookings fellow Robert C. Pozen is the author of a recent policy paper...
Now on Taobao: Outsourced Care for Grandma
Soon after China’s revised filial piety law requiring regular visits to aging parents took effect last Monday, entrepreneurs have started offering elder-care services on e-commerce platforms. From The Wall Street...
When Filial Piety Is the Law
In a New York Times op-ed, author Yu Hua complains that by compelling regular contact with parents with China’s recently amended “filial piety law”, the Party is using legislation to replace values that it...
Why China Is Ordering Children to Visit Parents
An amended law encouraging adult children to visit their parents went into effect on Monday in China. This legislative action can be seen to reflect the changes that rapid social and economic transformation are having on a...
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