The Guangdong Provincial High Court denied the appeals of imprisoned human rights defenders Wang Jianbing and Huang Xueqin in a secretive trial held last week, without notifying their attorneys. The decision was decried as a...
On Sunday, Renmin University Ph.D. candidate Wang Di publicly accused her doctoral supervisor Wang Guiyuan (no relation) of sexual harassment and assault in a video that went viral on Chinese social media. Her supervisor was...
A short viral video of a purportedly mentally-ill mother of eight kept chained in an outdoor shed has provoked outrage among Chinese citizens, prompted a criminal investigation, and brought renewed attention to the issues of...
While the ongoing lockdown of Xi’an has thrust millions of people into health and food insecurity, online public outrage must contend with state media’s heart-warming stories of “noodles helping noodles.” Even Jia Pingwa, the...
Friends of two Guangzhou-based activists who have been incommunicado since Sunday fear that they have been detained and may be facing prosecution. Prominent #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin (Sophia Huang) had been planning to leave...
On November 14, 2018, social scientist, professor, and co-founder of Hong Kong’s 79-day...
Against a swelling chorus of bearism, Arthur Kroeber argues that China is likely to continue its economic ascent. But, he writes, although “China will likely surpass the United States as the world’s top economy … until it...
From BBC News: China’s prime minister has warned of the need to make sure the country’s rapid economic development does not come at the expense of social justice. Wen Jiabao said they were “interrelated and mutually beneficial tasks” that would help create a harmonious society. Mr Wen, in comments published by state media, also talked […]
From The China Daily: A number of new events are worth our attention.First, a directive issued by the Zhangzhou Education Bureau, Fujian Province, states that children of “big taxpayers” can get 20 points more in their senior high school entrance exam. By “big taxpayer,” it means private entrepreneurs who turn over more than 3 million […]
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