The Rich List, “Brother Watch” and the Gini Coefficient in China
Hurun has released its annual list of China’s richest individuals. Topping the list for the second time in three years is Zong Qinghou, founder and chairman of beverage giant Wahaha Group, who owns a fortune worth $12.6...
Read MoreFoxconn Plant Open, But Broader Issues Persist
Foxconn’s Taiyuan plant reopened on Tuesday morning after closing due to a worker riot, and the company expects little impact to production as it gets back to the business of assembling electronics for the likes of...
Read MoreNo Passport, No U.S. Visit For Ai Weiwei
In a telephone interview, Ai Weiwei has told The New York Times that he would likely miss the opening of his exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, as well as several other scheduled appearances in the United States...
Read MorePhotographs Capture a Disappearing China
With rapid and profound economic and social changes underway in China, many aspects of day-to-day life are being transformed. Several artists have recently made efforts to document the current way of life for Chinese families as...
Read More20 Die in Coal Mine Plunge
Twenty workers were killed in China’s latest mining accident in Gansu. This comes just after another one of the deadliest coal mine blasts in nearly three years. AP reports: A steel cable broke as it was pulling two carriages at...
Read MoreLet Them Eat Pop-Tarts!
While more companies are relying on Chinese tastes to produce luxury goods and cars, food companies, such as Nestle, have also followed suit. The Wall Street Journal reports Kellogg has now agreed to a joint venture to expand...
Read MoreMore on Apple’s Map Malfunction
The Apple Maps that replaced Google’s in the new iOS 6 for iPhone and iPad have attracted widespread mockery. Quirks in the maps’ representation of China include a duplicate set of Diaoyu Islands and a missing...
Read MoreSensitive Words: “Watch Brother” and “Watch Uncle”
As of September 24, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function): “Watch Brother” Gone, “Watch Uncle” in Crosshairs: Last month, Shaanxi Provincial Work Safety...
Read MoreRational Patriotism in the (Canned) Air
Recycling tycoon Chen Guangbiao leapt into action after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, travelling to Japan to distribute food, blankets and good wishes from China, and personally—according to one Chinese newspaper—pulling three...
Read MoreChina Announces Handover of First Aircraft Carrier
China’s Ministry of Defense has announced the country’s first aircraft carrier has entered the ranks of the navy. The announcement comes amid ongoing tensions with Japan over the disputed Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands....
Read MoreTaiwanese Ships Join The Diaoyu Fray (Updated with Video)
A number of Taiwanese boats entered the waters around the disputed Diaoyu Islands on Tuesday, according to the Japanese Coast Guard, just a day after two Chinese surveillance ships arrived on their own “rights...
Read MoreIf Attacked, Would Taiwan Fight?
The Diplomat’s J. Michael Cole challenges the assumption that a majority of Taiwanese would choose not to fight if China attacked their country, writing that Taiwan’s unique national identity would likely trump any...
Read MoreHexie Farm (蟹农场): Reading the Truth
For the latest installment in his CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm again comments on government censorship, by drawing a red devil reading a newspaper titled “Truth” while the portraits on the wall all...
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