Excerpted from his new book Apologies to My Censor: The High and Low Adventures of a Foreigner in China, in Salon Magazine, journalist Mitch Moxley grimly describes his travels to Erlian and to Macau where he interviewed local...
Read MoreThe New York Times’s Jane Perlez reports that China has sent four ships to patrol disputed islands in the East China Sea in the past week in addition to flying an early-warning aircraft between Okinawa and Miyako, all part...
Read MoreCiting a research study from Beijing Computational Science Research Center that has categorized 8,500 recipes from across China, The Atlantic’s Matt Schiavenza encourages Americans to appreciate the diversity of Chinese...
Read MoreIn response to online criticism that the Red Cross Society of China had exaggerated the expense for water it provided to quake-hit areas of Gansu province, the charity’s Gansu branch director confirmed on Wednesday that...
Read MoreWhile China’s recently graduated—including many of those who enjoyed their higher education abroad—are facing bleak prospects on the job market, the South China Morning Post’s Amy Li looks at an additional layer of...
Read MoreHuman rights activist Hu Jia and his supporters were briefly detained in Shenzhen on Thursday night while celebrating Hu’s 40th birthday. From South China Morning Post: Shenzhen police detained prominent activists Hu Jia,...
Read MoreThe AP reports that at least nine more people are dead, and another eight missing in Gansu province after landslides. Gansu was hit by a 6.6 magnitude quake (5.9 according to the U.S. Geological Survey) on July 22, and as of...
Read MoreChina’s first “Good Samaritan law” (好人法), passed in February, comes into effect next month. A China Daily article from earlier this month explains the city regulation, suggesting that a similar state law could...
Read MoreWith Bo Xilai’s formal indictment and his trial set to open as early as next month, the Chinese government is working to set the official narrative of the case. Bo, who was popular among many of his constituents, was also...
Read MoreThe following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these instructions as “Directives from the Ministry...
Read MoreThe following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these instructions as “Directives from the Ministry...
Read MoreBarbara Demick of the Los Angeles Times reports that China’s hukou system has resulted in educational discrimination against students such as Wang Keyu, a 13-year-old who has lived in Beijing her entire life: No matter...
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