On June 8, a court in suburban Beijing sentenced Liu Xiaobo’s brother-in-law Liu Hui to 11 years in prison for fraud, in a case some fear is a “warning to the whole family.” From Isolda Morillo at the...
Read MoreSome students taking this year’s college entrance exam, the gaokao, were perplexed by questions posed on the Chinese language section. These questions vary by province and generated widespread discussion due to their...
Read MoreLiu Zhijun, China’s former Minister of Railways, was removed from his post in February of 2011. After a lengthy investigation, Liu was formally charged with corruption, malpractice, and abuse of power in April of this...
Read MoreAs of June 9, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). First Lady’s iPhone: Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, was spotted in Mexico last week taking...
Read MoreAs the “casual” California summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama comes to an end, there is little evidence of concrete progress on a range of issues. Hailed as an opportunity for the two leaders to...
Read MoreChina’s urban management officers, or chengguan, are known in the news for their abuse of power and assaults on China’s lower class. The notorious reputation of China’s chengguan was exacerbated last Friday...
Read MoreThe following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. State Council Information Office: Regarding the “Xiamen, Fujian BRT bus explosion,”...
Read MoreAccording to a recent poll of young people in 27 countries, Chinese between the ages of 18 and 30 are markedly more optimistic for themselves and their country than most of their counterparts in east Asia and the West....
Read MoreBarack Obama and Xi Jinping are meeting today for the first time since the latter became China’s president. Reports say that the meetings, taking place June 7-8 at the Sunnylands estate near Palm Springs, California, will...
Read MoreAt The Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Media’s departing China correspondent John Garnaut reflects on his work over the past six years. I came to China thinking I knew something about the place, having spent two years here...
Read MorePresidents Xi and Obama will be retreating to the California desert today for their uncharacteristically casual first meeting as political counterparts. With this summit kicking off a week after the 60th anniversary of the...
Read MoreChina has granted passports to the mother and eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, according to Reuters: Eldest brother Chen Guangfu said a passport application for him and his mother had unexpectedly been...
Read MoreAfter U.S. prosecutors last month accused three New York University researchers of taking bribes in exchange for sharing confidential details of their work with a Shenzhen-based government-backed research institute and a...
Read MoreChina Daily reports that an American teacher at a Shanghai international school faces accusations of sexually assaulting at least seven children: Management at the French school said:...
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