No, China is NOT Unblocking Facebook in Shanghai

by Grace | Sep 26, 2013

Discrediting the recent South China Morning Post news that Beijing plans to lift Facebook ban...

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PLA Singers’ Son Li Tianyi Sentenced to Ten Years for Gang Rape

by Sophie Beach | Sep 25, 2013

Li Guanfeng (also known as Li Tianyi), the 17-year-old son of famed army singers Li Shuangjiang...

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New Claims Against Danone, Subsidies for Domestic Firms

by Josh Rudolph | Sep 25, 2013

After accusing Danone of bribing Chinese doctors to provide their Dumex brand baby formula last...

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Ministry of Truth: Gas and Diesel Prices to Rise

by Anne Henochowicz | Sep 25, 2013

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...

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Photo: Worker at Galaxy Soho, by Jens Schott Knudsen

by SW | Sep 25, 2013

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Word of the Week: Watered Weasel-Ape

by Anne Henochowicz | Sep 25, 2013

灌狸猿 (guànlíyuán): watered weasel-ape Sounds nearly the same as “administrator” (管理员 guǎnlǐ yuán)....

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Humble Chinese Village Basks in Legacy of Three Kingdoms

by Sophie Beach | Sep 25, 2013

The New York Times profiles the village of Longmen, Zhejiang Province, whose residents are...

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Amway Embraces China Using Harvard ‘Guanxi’

by Josh Rudolph | Sep 25, 2013

After an all out ban on direct-selling in 1998, the Chinese government began allowing the...

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Ministry of Truth: Execution of Xia Junfeng

by Anne Henochowicz | Sep 25, 2013

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...

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Photo: Snack vendor in Shenyang, by Shinsuke Ikegame

by Sophie Beach | Sep 24, 2013

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Street Hawker Xia Junfeng Executed [Updated]

by Sophie Beach | Sep 24, 2013

Closing out a case that has inspired widespread anger online, authorities in Shenyang executed...

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Speedy Trains Transform China

by SW | Sep 24, 2013

The New York Times’ Keith Bradsher reports that high-speed rail has, “without a doubt,...

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Rotten Fruit Juice & the Future of Food Safety in China

by SW | Sep 24, 2013

Reuters’ Adam Jourdan reports China’s latest food safety scandal: the alleged use of...

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Japan to Install Advanced US X-Band Military Radar

by Grace | Sep 24, 2013

AP reports that Japan’s decision to acquire a new missile radar system from the United...

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China to Lift Facebook Ban Within Shanghai Trade Zone

by Grace | Sep 24, 2013

Following Sheryl Sandberg’s trip to China earlier this month, Beijing announced its decision to...

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