Violence Erupts Anew in Xinjiang

Just after riots in Turpan, Xinjiang killed 35 people, unrest broke out in southern Xinjiang. The unrest comes ahead of the fourth anniversary of violent riots in Urumqi, the regional capital, in which close to 200 people died....

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My Grandfather the Red Guard

Shawn Lei at Tea Leaf Nation shares his grandfather’s memories of the Cultural Revolution: There were carrots as well as sticks; those who joined the campaign could get gong fen, points which translated into food coupons....

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Losing Sleep Over Choice of Schools

For the New York Times, Didi Kirsten Tatlow reports on a dilemma facing many globalized Chinese parents: For many cosmopolitan Chinese parents, the agonized deliberations look like this: How Chinese should our child’s education...

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Hexie Farm (蟹农场):The Unsinkable

For his latest contribution to the Hexie Farm CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab shifts his focus to recent economic news, and asks whether an economic crisis will sink the “Chinese Dream.” The captain of the ship...

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Making Rural China Urban

China researcher Mi Shih offers her insight on the new approach to rural development launched by the new regime in 2012, called chengzhenhua, or literally “city- and town-ification”. From The China Story: Chinese...

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Scientists Warn of Possible H7N9 Rebound

The H7N9 strain of bird flu appeared in China in February, claiming its first casualties in March. So far, there have been 130 recorded infections and 37 deaths. While anxiety over the spread of the virus is easing after recent...

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