Ophiocordyceps sinensis, or caterpillar fungus, has been a staple in Tibetan and Chinese medicine for centuries. Known in Tibetan as yartsa gunbu, it first appeared in Tibetan pharmacopeia in the 15th century, and 冬虫夏草...
Read MoreFollowing chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Beijing last week, Judy Dempsey warns at The New York Times that Germany’s booming trade with China may be a double-edged sword: As the crisis drags down most European...
Read MoreAs Hillary Clinton visits China, Tea Leaf Nation’s David Wertime translates an anonymous satirical essay on America’s many supposed failings compared with the author’s native China. The post also appears at The...
Read MoreAt The International Herald Tribune, Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore reports on the Beijing International Book Fair. Despite official restrictions, the Chinese book market is now the world’s largest, with 7.7 billion volumes...
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Read MoreIn February, Wang Lijun’s visit to the US consulate in Chengdu knocked over the first domino in the largest and most publicized political scandal that China has seen in decades. Since the ex-vice-mayor and police chief...
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is visiting China, and the ongoing dispute over the South China Sea is at the top of the agenda. On Wednesday Clinton met with President Hu Jintao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. From...
Read MoreFang Daguo, a senior official from Yuexiu District, Guangdong, was accused of attacking a flight attendant over a minor luggage dispute. The incident continues to ignite ire among netizens and the state media, resulting in...
Read MoreIn the New York Review of Books, Ian Johnson continues his series of interviews with prominent Chinese thinkers by talking with Yuan Zhiming, a former pro-democracy activist turned Christian preacher. Exiled after the 1989...
Read MoreAs tensions with Japan over the Diaoyu Islands have led to anti-Japanese protests, Xinhua reports the Chinese foreign ministry has briefed Japan on the investigation of a recent incident in which the Japanese ambassador’s...
Read MoreAfter a deadly gas explosion in a Sichuan coal mine, another blast in Jiangxi killed 15 miners and injured 11, from Xinhua: Rescuers found the body of the last miner, identified as Zhou Ping, in the shaft of Gaokeng Coal Mine in...
Read MoreThe Associated Press reports that blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng will visit Taiwan next year and address the Legislative Yuan. Chen’s prospective Taiwan visit offers a challenge to Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, who has...
Read MoreAfter thousands of parents, teachers, and children braved rain on Saturday to denounce new school curriculum that they claim will “brainwash” students, Reuters reports that protests continued on Monday: Chanting...
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