“Golden Week” Still Golden For China’s Rich
The average wealth of China’s super rich may be down this year, but that hasn’t stopped them from going all out with their “Golden Week” travel plans. From Reuters: Helen Shen, a travel planner in...
Read MoreLiving Conditions Become New Labor Flashpoint
Following the major brawl at a Foxconn factory campus in Taiyuan, individual workers are speaking out about living conditions there which may have contributed to the unrest. From Bloomberg: The campus used by 79,000 workers in...
Read MorePolitics Holding Back Economic Reforms
Heading into the National Day holiday, and on the cusp of a yet-to-be-scheduled leadership transition, The New York Times’ Andrew Jacobs reports that political distractions have prevented the Communist Party from making...
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Censorship Vault: Shanghai Metro Crash
Editor’s Note: From the Censorship Vault features previously untranslated censorship instructions...
Read MoreAfter Wang, Bo Xilai Awaits his Fate
Wang Lijun’s sentencing to 15 years in prison once again raises questions over the fate of his former boss, Bo Xilai, whose whereabouts remain unknown. Keith B. Richburg at The Washington Post tries to unscramble Bo’s...
Read MoreOfficial Expert Questions Heywood Cause of Death
One of China’s most senior forensic scientists has challenged the official explanation for Neil Heywood’s death in a now deleted blog post. Gu Kailai, wife of former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai, confessed to...
Read MoreChinese Court Upholds Fine Against Dissident Ai Weiwei
Artist and activist Ai Weiwei’s appeal in his tax evasion case has been rejected, and the fine of US$2.4 million has been upheld. Ai was detained for 81 days in 2011 before authorities announced that his art studio was...
Read MoreDirector Reveals Mystery of China’s Film Censorship
Exasperated by the long and tangled process of gaining official approval for his latest movie, Mystery, director Lou Ye took to Sina Weibo to describe what was going on, and ultimately removed his own name from the credits in...
Read MoreNicholas Kristof on Tiananmen and Sweatshops
In an open Q&A session at Reddit this week, The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof discussed his experience covering the Tiananmen protests and his views on sweatshops, among other important issues. CaptainApathy419:...
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Word of the Week: Heir Apparent
Editor’s Note: The CDT Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon is a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens...
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One School’s Stability Maintenance Instructions
The following document from an unnamed university (apparently located in Shaanxi Province) is...
Read MoreChinese Couples Seek American Surrogate Mothers
Stories of Chinese mothers travelling to the U.S. to give birth have become familiar. Global Times’ Xuyang Jingjing, though, describes a growing trend of Chinese couples seeking American surrogate mothers. The...
Read MoreOne Year Later, Wukan Faces Same Challenges
After a minor protest in Wukan last Friday at the lack of progress made by the village’s democratically elected leaders since last year’s land grab demonstrations, The Wall Street Journal’s Josh Chin questions...
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