Sifting Myth from Reality in a Dark Chapter of History
by Sophie Beach | Jan 7, 2014
For The Hindu, Ananth Krishnan is writing a series of articles exploring China “from Mao to...
Read MoreFood Imports Rise As Environment Declines
by Josh Rudolph | Jan 7, 2014
Since its early days, the PRC has aimed to be self-sufficient in its food supply. With continued...
Read MoreParty Promotes Confucian Guide for Obedient Children
by Samuel Wade | Jan 7, 2014
While Party and businesses extol the merits of the Dizigui, a 17th century book of Confucian...
Read MoreChina’s Six-Ton Ivory Crush Debated
by Samuel Wade | Jan 7, 2014
The Washington Post’s Simon Denyer reports on the destruction of more than six tons of...
Read MoreLegal Pot Doesn’t Mean US Will Lose Ground to China
by Josh Rudolph | Jan 7, 2014
After popular votes late last year, Washington and Colorado are now the first two U.S. states to...
Read MoreWhy China Needs a House of Lords for its Red Nobility
by Samuel Wade | Jan 7, 2014
In a ChinaFile conversation, Columbia University’s Andrew J. Nathan tries to put himself in...
Read MoreConfucius Comes Home
by Samuel Wade | Jan 7, 2014
The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos examines Confucianism’s post-Cultural Revolution...
Read MorePolitical Discourse and Press Freedom in 2013
by Sophie Beach | Jan 6, 2014
For China Media Project, Qian Gang provides a detailed analysis of political discourse in the...
Read MoreSuspect in Consulate Arson “Heard Voices” (Updated)
by Samuel Wade | Jan 6, 2014
The Associated Press reports that the man arrested for an arson attack on the Chinese consulate in...
Read MoreRegulator Mutes Dialects, Foreign Languages & Slang
by Samuel Wade | Jan 6, 2014
Global Times reports instructions for TV and radio hosts to use more “proper...
Read MoreDaddy Xi’s Book, Now in 2nd Printing
by Anne Henochowicz | Jan 6, 2014
Xi Jinping is cultivating his public persona with more than just humble lunches. Weibo user...
Read MoreTV Exec’s Death Linked to Zhou Yongkang Probe?
by Anne Henochowicz | Jan 6, 2014
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Read MoreQ. & A.: David Der-wei Wang on C.T. Hsia
by Sophie Beach | Jan 5, 2014
Literary critic and Columbia University professor C.T. Hsia, also known as Hsia Chih-tsing, died...
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