Cracking the Hukou Code to Hasten Urbanization
Although discussions over modifying China’s household registration or hukou system have been...
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Evidence that H7N9 Spread Between Humans
The first reported case of human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 bird flu emerged after doctors...
Read MoreTemple-Hopping and Virtual Prayers
Following a Zhejiang temple’s inundation with applicants for short-term monkhood, Zoey Zhang at The Diplomat looks at young Chinese seeking temporary refuge from the pressures of the dusty world: During the ten-day camp...
Read MoreHan Han: This Generation
Helen Gao introduces the newly released English version of Han Han’s book, “This Generation”. At Los Angeles Review of Books: Han’s latest book (and first in English), This Generation: Dispatches from China’s...
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Chinese Workers Found Dead in Kabul
China has urged the Afghan government to protect Chinese citizens after three were found dead in a...
Read MoreSoccer Dreams of Tibetan Exiles
Tibetan exiles share the hardships and struggles they have encountered to establish a “national soccer team” without a recognized “nation”. From Radhika Oberoi at The New York Times: The Tibetan national...
Read MoreA Lesson for the Politburo Standing Committee
Political commenter Li Weidong has revealed an encounter with a lecturer to the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) on Weibo: I recently heard a teacher talk about his experience giving a lecture to the Politburo Standing...
Read MoreFamily Planning Reform: “Two-Child Policy”?
Amid a worsening demographic dilemma, there have been rumors that China’s new leadership might reform the controversial one-child policy. Bloomberg looks at a significant change being considered for vexed family planning...
Read MoreThe Ticking Bomb of China’s Urban Para-Police
The death of watermelon vendor Deng Zhengjia after a fatal beating at the hands of chengguan urban management officials in Hunan province last month rekindled long-held public anger at these ambiguously empowered local...
Read MoreBo Trial a Pivotal Moment for Economic Reform
As the erasure of Bo Xilai’s legacy continues and his trial for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power looms, Benjamin Kang Lim and Ben Blanchard report that division over Bo’s fate may be holding back economic and...
Read MoreArtist’s Take on Sexual Abuse Turns Ugly
Didi Kristen Tatlow writes about an attack on artist Yan Yinhong during a live show in Hai’an. “Life imitated art, startlingly and crudely,” when Yan, who was performing a dance piece about sexual violence against women was...
Read MoreChina Resources Probe Brings New Scrutiny to SOEs
State-owned conglomerate and Fortune 500 company China Resources is under investigation after state media journalist Wang Wenzhi accused senior executives of corruption and wrongdoing last month from his Sina Weibo account....
Read MoreChina’s Urban Sludge Dilemma
Caixin’s Cui Zheng and Liu Zhiyi report on illegal dumping of chemical, bacteria and parasite-laden sludge from sewage plants around China: Promptly at noon on March 17, a heavy truck hauling a dark substance and on a dark...
Read MoreWill China’s “Dominance in Manufacturing” Endure?
Earlier this week at The Atlantic, Matt Schiavenza analyzed an infographic published by the International Business Times to show that, despite rising labor costs, we can expect China to remain a dominant force in global...
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