For the latest installment in his CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm honors the Tibetans who have self-immolated in protest against Beijing’s policies in Tibet. As many as 59 Tibetans have set themselves on...
Read MoreFor The Atlantic, Jessica Levine explores the online grassroots sleuthing phenomenon known as “human flesh searching”, in which platforms allow netizens to work together to expose the wrongdoings of officials and...
Read MoreJapanese newspaper Nikkei reported Monday that carmakers Toyota, Nissan and Honda will cut production in China by about half, a sign of the economic fallout from the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Japan and China, though...
Read MoreChinese company Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications manufacturer, has been under the scrutiny of U.S. Congress for potentially posing a national security threat as it tries to expand its business overseas. A...
Read MoreTensions between Hong Kong and the mainland have fluctuated, but with the recent proposed education curriculum change and other signs of hostility, relations with the mainland seem to be under more stress in recent months. As...
Read MoreAs the dispute over the Diaoyu Islands continues, economic tensions between China and Japan are still under stress. Due to anti-Japanese protests, Japanese automakers have been told to lie low. Amid these warnings, the Financial...
Read MoreIn the tale of political intrigue surrounding deposed Chongqing Party Chief Bo Xilai and his wife, Gu Kailai, the New York Times has dug up more personal dirt in an interview with Bo’s estranged first wife, Li Danyu....
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal’s Brian Spegele examines China’s ‘New Left’, which combines opposition to corruption and economic inequality with support for Maoist values and its former “ray of...
Read MoreIn 2008, investigative reporter Jian Guangzhou uncovered a major food safety scandal involving melamine-tainted Sanlu milk powder. This year, he left Shanghai’s Oriental Daily in one of a series of high-profile news media...
Read MoreAt The Wall Street Journal’s Scene Asia, Jason Chow profiles abstract painter Zao Wou-ki, China’s highest-selling living artist, whose auction sales last year reached $90 million. Despite his long career, Zao’s...
Read MoreAt Tea Leaf Nation, Tom Snyder covers the fallout from an incident during last month’s anti-Japanese protests: prominent nationalist Han Deqiang’s slapping of an elderly man for “disrespecting” Mao...
Read MoreAfter the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs a year ago today, some in China pondered the country’s failure to produce a similarly iconic business leader. The Ningbo city government even launched a program aimed at building...
Read MoreGoogle+ user Fang Zhongyong (方仲永) wrote simply of this notice he posted on September 28, “A friend sent me this internal notice, which he heard is for the 18th Party Congress.” The notice mentions “municipal hotels,” which are...
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