The Search for Photos of China’s Past
Most of China’s photographic history became a casualty of domestic politics in the first three-quarters of the 20th century. The BBC reports on efforts to reclaim and consolidate what still exists: Old photograph fever is...
Read MoreThe Uncertain Future of Beijing’s Migrant Schools
As the gap between China’s urban and rural economies continues to expand, the largest rural-urban migration in world history persists. When those from the countryside arrive in the city, the current hukou system blocks...
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Word of the Week: Sensitive Porcelain
Editor’s Note: The Word of the Week comes from China Digital Space’s Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a...
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Chinternet Meme: River of Milk
A latex spill turned Wenzhou’s Quxi River white on July 9. The local environmental protection...
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Chinternet Meme: New Definition of Traitor (汉奸)
The word “Traitor (汉奸)” was used to describe those Chinese who collaborated with...
Read MoreForeigner Stabbed to Death in Beijing
Xinhua has reported that a foreigner has been stabbed and killed on a Beijing street. No further details have been provided about his identity, nationality, or a motive in the crime: The foreigner, whose nationality remains...
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Netizen Voices: In Defense of Han Han’s Potty Mouth
Update: New comment by sam025 added at the bottom. Irony is lost on Global Times Chief Editor Hu...
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Han Han: Life as I See It
Han Han posted this essay on his blog June 20. The images are from an image file version of the...
Read MoreNew Book Lauds China’s Investment in Global Resources
Dambisa Moyo, a Zambian economist best-known for her argument against international aid to Africa in Dead Aid, has published a new book called Winner Take All: China’s Race For Resources. In a Youtube trailer for her...
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No More Politics, Get Back to Studying
In the aftermath of the Shifang protests, Party mouthpiece Global Times published an editorial on...
Read MoreASEAN Seeks Agreement on South China Sea
As the meeting for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations begins, foreign officials are pursuing a long term solution for the competition over the South China Sea. The Voice of America reports: It may be a sign of the...
Read MorePrivate Airline Tiptoes Around State Goliaths
Reuters interviews Wang Zhenghua, the owner of China’s biggest private budget carriers, and reports on his philosophy for surviving in a state-dominated sector: “You have to take it a bit slowly, rather than being too...
Read MoreBeijing’s Olympic Ruins
Four years later, most of the sports facilities built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics have remained untouched since the extravagant closing ceremony. The Water Cube, the main stadium for aquatics during the Olympics, is now...
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