This summer, following a long travel hiatus due to concerns about COVID-19, Xi Jinping resumed his overseas and domestic travels. His itinerary has included visits to Hong Kong in late June, to Xinjiang in mid-July, and to...
A Sichuan city’s adoption of Yuan Dynasty-style community policing has inspired fears of a return to the despotism of yore. Zigong is the latest municipality to launch a trial of the shihuzhang, or “ten-household captain...
Over the past few weeks, tens of thousands of Chinese homebuyers have banded together and refused to continue paying mortgages on unfinished homes. Homebuyers in China frequently purchase “pre-sale” homes long before developers...
On Friday, the International Labor Organization (ILO) released its annual report on member nations’ compliance with international labor standards. The 870-page report, written by a 20-person committee of independent...
Evergrande offices across China have been beset by protesting retail investors and homeowners concerned that the real estate giant is on the verge of bankruptcy. The company is facing a liquidity crisis and may default on its...
Liu Li has been petitioning for over a decade on behalf of her father, who suffered an injury at work in 2009. As a result, she has suffered reprisals including a conviction for “disrupting social order,” incarceration at the...
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 in the United States or find local resources in the International Suicide Prevention Wiki. Li Liqun, a liberal...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Cyberspace Administration: Hello everyone, below you will find a summary of the expanded security and...
A pair of essays this week illustrates different parts of the spectrum of methods with which...
Last weekend, Kunshan police issued a formal statement regarding the death of Liu Hailong, who got...
At around 1pm on Thursday, an explosive device was detonated outside the U.S. embassy in Beijing....
On October 18th, China’s ruling Communist Party will begin its 19th Party Congress–a...
The South China Morning Post’s Nectar Gan cites state media to report that Xinjiang...
While visiting the Tibetan Autonomous Region, Chinese People’s Political Consultative...
Peking University is taking steps to prevent protests after the Hague’s decision in favor of...
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
At The New York Times, Emily Feng and Edward Wong talk to the Australian National...
Global Voices has translated an article from Hong Kong’s InMedia (獨立媒體) [Chinese] on the...
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