Detention and Abuses Persist for China’s Sex Workers
by Scott Greene | Jan 2, 2014
Though the Chinese government approved the abolition of the re-education through labor (RTL)...
Read MoreJapan Rescues Chinese Balloonist; Chinese Ambassador Invokes Voldemort
by Josh Rudolph | Jan 2, 2014
The Japan Times reports that Chinese national Xu Shuaijun was rescued by the Japanese Coast Guard...
Read MoreOfficials Look For Urban Gridlock Solution
by Scott Greene | Jan 2, 2014
The Wall Street Journal’s Colum Murphy checks in from Wuhan, where chronic traffic...
Read MoreChinese Helicopter Mounts Antarctic Rescue
by Samuel Wade | Jan 2, 2014
Passengers aboard the trapped Russian research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy were finally rescued on...
Read MoreXi Jinping to Head Reform Panel
by Grace | Jan 2, 2014
Having laid out plans for economic reform in the Third Plenum communiqué, Xi Jinping is now going...
Read MoreMinitrue: Who “Weibed” Xi Jinping’s Steamed Buns?
by Anne Henochowicz | Jan 1, 2014
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Read MoreWord of the Week: Shouting Font
by Anne Henochowicz | Jan 1, 2014
咆哮体 (páoxiāo tǐ): shouting font Emphatic comments left on message boards and other online forums....
Read MoreChina’s Environment in 2013
by Samuel Wade | Dec 31, 2013
For Shanghaiist, chinadialogue editor Sam Geall reviews ten major environmental stories from China...
Read More1 in 5 Children Live in Rural Villages Without Parents
by Grace | Dec 31, 2013
William Wan at The Washington Post tells the story of China’s “left-behind...
Read MoreBadiucao (巴丢草):The Raft of the Medusa 2013
by Sophie Beach | Dec 31, 2013
For his final CDT cartoon of 2013, Badiucao revisits many of the major stories from the year in...
Read MoreChen Guangbiao Looks to Buy NY Times Co.
by Josh Rudolph | Dec 31, 2013
Reuters reports that Chen Guangbiao (aka Chen Ditan—”low-carbon Chen”), the...
Read MoreXi Jinping: Is He What He Eats?
by Natalie Ornell | Dec 31, 2013
President Xi Jinping’s unannounced visit to Beijing’s Qingfeng Steamed Bun Restaurant...
Read MoreHengyang Bribery Scandal Highlights Party Corruption
by Josh Rudolph | Dec 31, 2013
The South China Morning Post reports that lawmakers have resigned in mass in Hengyang city, Hunan...
Read MoreLast Uyghur Detainees Released From Guantánamo
by Samuel Wade | Dec 31, 2013
The last of 22 Uyhgurs held by the U.S. military at Guantánamo Bay have been freed, ten years...
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