Leta Hong Fincher on Women in Today’s China

by Sophie Beach | Jan 30, 2015

On her blog China Law and Policy, Elizabeth Lynch interviews Leta Hong Fincher about her book...

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Behind the Fall of China’s Greatest Newspaper

by Josh Rudolph | Jan 29, 2015

Guangzhou-based Southern Weekly was once considered one of the most influential media outlets in...

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Sensitive Words: Singers and Tigers and Bloggers (Oh My)

by Josh Rudolph | Jan 29, 2015

As of January 29, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...

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Rights Groups Detail China’s Deepening Repression

by Samuel Wade | Jan 29, 2015

Human Rights Watch released its 2015 World Report on Thursday, covering more than 90 countries in...

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Corporate Dispute Linked to Corruption Probes

by Sophie Beach | Jan 29, 2015

A corporate dispute between state-owned Founder Group and its largest shareholder, real estate...

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Photo: Shanghai, China, by Fitz_Carraldo

by Samuel Wade | Jan 28, 2015

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Word of the Week: Great Chinese LAN

by Anne Henochowicz | Jan 28, 2015

The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...

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Tibet Officials Punished for Separatism

by Josh Rudolph | Jan 28, 2015

Chinese state media reported on Tuesday that dozens of officials in the Tibet Autonomous Region...

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The Case Against Pu Zhiqiang

by Samuel Wade | Jan 28, 2015

The looming prosecution of rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang has become a prominent symbol of the broader...

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River Crabbed: Hu Jintao’s Tears

by Josh Rudolph | Jan 28, 2015

Last month, censors took note of a photo from the March, 2013 Chinese People’s Political and...

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China Aims Away from GDP, Medal & Arrest Targets

by Samuel Wade | Jan 28, 2015

While many regions in China have lowered GDP targets amid the “new normal” of slower...

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Herders Protest Land Grabs in Inner Mongolia

by Sophie Beach | Jan 27, 2015

In recent weeks, ethnic Mongolian herders have staged protests in various cities in Inner Mongolia...

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China’s Internet in Five Screenshots

by Samuel Wade | Jan 27, 2015

Fei Chang Dao illustrates the state of China’s Internet at the end of 2014 with five...

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Photo: Tough Family, by James Wheeler

by Sophie Beach | Jan 27, 2015

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Canadian Embassy Feared Raid in 1989

by Sophie Beach | Jan 27, 2015

Library & Archives Canada has released thousands of pages of telexes transmitted from the...

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