Currency of the Week: Panbucks
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
by Josh Rudolph | Jun 15, 2017
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
by Samuel Wade | Sep 8, 2016
Authorities in Shanghai have recently cracked down on rumors of tightening real estate...
by Samuel Wade | Sep 7, 2016
China’s rulers are keen to showcase their efforts to give the people a say in government...
by Samuel Wade | Mar 8, 2016
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
by Sophie Beach | Jan 30, 2015
On her blog China Law and Policy, Elizabeth Lynch interviews Leta Hong Fincher about her book...
by Cindy | Jul 20, 2014
After years of stunning growth, China’s real estate market is slowing down. In response to...
by Anne Henochowicz | May 9, 2014
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
by Sophie Beach | Apr 27, 2014
Leta Hong Fincher’s first book Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China (Zed...
by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 25, 2014
Why would a cheeky cartoon about the real estate market be deleted from all domestic Chinese...
by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 22, 2014
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 19, 2014
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
by Anne Henochowicz | Dec 18, 2013
As of December 17, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
by Sophie Beach | Sep 18, 2013
An article on Quartz looks at how the one-child policy, and accompanying gender imbalance, is...
by Sophie Beach | Jul 12, 2013
The issue of so-called leftover women, or women who remain unmarried in their late 20s, is again in the media spotlight thanks to a bilingual book by Joy Chen titled, “Do Not Marry Before Age 30.” American Public...
by Sophie Beach | Oct 1, 2012
In Foreign Policy, Roseann Lake looks at the complicated social and economic factors that have led to China’s real estate bubble. She focuses on the pressure on single men to own property in order to attract a potential...
by Melissa M. Chan | Aug 15, 2012
As criticism of land grabs and forced demolitions continues, the Wall Street Journal reports that despite signs of a rebound in the property market, Chinese developers are skittish at land auctions: A number of cities, including...
by Wendy Qian | Jul 16, 2012
Bloomberg reporter Kelvin Wong sheds light on real estate prices in China’s first-tier cities by comparing major cities’ office space prices. Business districts in Beijing and Guangzhou had the biggest increases in...
by CDT Money | Nov 15, 2011
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a new column, CDT Money, a once-a-week roundup of business and economic news from China. We’ll be giving an overview of business and economic trends from the...