Religious Affairs Bureau to Probe Shaolin Abbot
by Josh Rudolph | Aug 3, 2015
The abbot of Henan’s Shaolin Monastery, the Chan Buddhist institution famous for being the...
Read MoreChina Proposes to Keep Online Payments in Check
by Grace | Aug 3, 2015
The South China Morning Post’s George Chen reports that China’s central bank has...
Read MoreChina Seeks Businessman Said to Have Fled to U.S., Further Straining Ties
by Josh Rudolph | Aug 3, 2015
The New York Times’ Michael Forsythe and Mark Mazzetti report on Beijing’s demands...
Read MoreCan China Continue to Dictate the News Agenda Online?
by Sophie Beach | Aug 2, 2015
For Chatham House, Vincent Ni looks at how the Xi Jinping administration is managing to control...
Read MoreU.K. Reverses Ai Weiwei Visa Restriction
by SW | Jul 31, 2015
British home secretary Theresa May has reversed a decision to grant Chinese artist Ai Weiwei a...
Read MoreBeijing Wins Olympic Bid Despite Rights Concerns
by Josh Rudolph | Jul 31, 2015
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this morning announced that China won its $1.5 billion...
Read MoreRetired Military Leader Subject of Graft Inquiry
by Grace | Jul 31, 2015
The Chinese government has expelled Guo Boxiong, the former vice-chairman of the Central Military...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: Prisoners of Conscience Then and Now
by Anne Henochowicz | Jul 31, 2015
A CCTV Weibo post about the 78th anniversary of the “Seven Gentlemen Incident” fell...
Read MoreOfficial Says Cross Removals for “Safety Concerns”
by Josh Rudolph | Jul 31, 2015
A resurgence in cross removals at Christian churches in Zhejiang province has again led Christians...
Read MoreMinitrue: Manage Opinion on Abductee Turned Teacher
by Josh Rudolph | Jul 30, 2015
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Read MoreConfusion or Conspiracy? U.K. Limits Ai Weiwei Visa
by SW | Jul 30, 2015
Last week, Chinese authorities finally returned artist Ai Weiwei’s passport, removing a barrier to...
Read MoreWhat If Chiang Kai-shek Had Won?
by SW | Jul 30, 2015
Everyone knows that Chiang Kai-shek lost the Chinese Civil War. What The Economist presupposes is:...
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