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Open letter, petition warn of “violent revolution,” “chaos” if no political...
» Society » SourceOn the footsteps of an AP article about a petition warning against "revolution and chaos," Reuters has just reported on an open letter signed by 73 scholars calling for reform, or...
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China’s leading entrepreneurs of 2012
» Story » Sourceby Barry van Wyk on December 31, 2012The entrepreneur that makes it big in China makes it very big, reaching rock star levels. The Entrepreneurs' Daily (企业家日报) today is one of a handful...
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Watch: Chinese Activists Push Past Security To Visit Liu Xia, Wife Of Liu Xiaobo
» Society » SourceOn Friday, December 28 — the birthday of jailed Nobel Peace Prize recipient Liu Xiaobo — a group of activists made a daring visit to the residence of his wife, Liu Xia, currently...
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Couple of ideas on how to make money in China
Man Tries his Attempts at Evading Excess Luggage Charges at the Airport by Wearing Over 60 Layers of Clothing!As with many trips abroad, the purchasing of souvenirs for your friends and family and...
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Luxuriously Yours 2012/12/31
Classic Cars at RM Auctions Arizona 2013Enthusiasts and discerning car collectors now stands an exceptional opportunity to grab some of the rarest, best of category examples, and hand-picked selection...
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Top-of-the-Week Links: Shanghai office building’s top floor collapses,...
» Society » Source"24-Hour Freeze," a competition in Changsha, Hunan province, via China NewsHappy New Year's Eve, everyone.Stan Abrams does not believe in the veracity of the slave labor letter....
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Politics and the Chinese Language
On ChinaFile, Perry Link responds to a number of recent articles offering varying opinions about the choice of Mo Yan as the Nobel Laureate in Literature. In particular, Link responds directly to an...
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China’s Business Law Trends for 2013. Booorrring.
» Story » SourceI was just interviewed by a magazine reporter who wanted to know what important business laws impacting foreigners had changed in China in 2012 and what we can expect for 2013. I...
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O'China Cencorship
Video: Censorship You M*#%@F$#@!Artist Gao Yuan has produced a video based on the song “Nunchaku” by Taiwanese singer Zhou Jielun (Jay Chou), rewriting the lyrics to curse government censorship. In the...
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Journalist Forced to Leave China
» Radio Free Asia - China news in EnglishThe Chinese authorities refuse to issue a visa to a New York Times reporter.AFPA man walks past the New York Times office in Shanghai, Oct. 30, 2012.China has...
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Chinese Web Users Voice Skepticism at New “Information Protection” Law
» Politics » Source(iStockphoto.com/Nomadsoul1)On December 18 2012, an opinion piece titled "The Internet Is Not Outside the Law" was published on the front page of the People's Daily, a print media in...
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New York Times Reporter Chris Buckley Denied Visa Renewal, Forced To Leave China
» Society » SourceNew York Times correspondent Chris Buckley, 45, who has worked in China since September 2000, formerly with Reuters, was denied a visa renewal and is now off the mainland. As NYT...
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Chris Buckley booted out of China for exposing Wen Jiabao
NYT reporter Chris Buckley expelled from China in apparent retaliation for Wen storyChris Buckley, a reporter for the New York Times who has lived in China for the past 15 years, has been expelled from...
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Denizens of Chinese Cyberspace Ring in 2013
» Politics » Source(Fyda/Flickr)It's 2013 in China already, where the clock runs 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time. As cheers erupted from Beijing to Shanghai to Chengdu, wishes and...
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Political Cartoons 2013/01/01
Fiscal cliffNew Year 20132013 resolutionsNew Year Fiscal CliffEvilBashar DogsGood Luck New Yearsunny 20132013 orchestra2013Rape Pedophilia and GunsSource: Cagle Cartoons & Politicalcartoons.com...
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2012: A Grass-Mud Horse Year in Review
Orgies, Tiananmen & Bo Guagua: Top Posts of 2012The year 2012 was like no other for China watchers: breaking stories full of political intrigue, sex scandals, natural disasters, murder, and a...
View ArticleOn Chris Buckley’s Ousting
» Sinostand.comIt's just been revealed that New York Times reporter Chris Buckley failed to get his visa renewed and has been forced to leave the country. This is widely being viewed as retaliation by...
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Activists Break Security Cordon Around Liu Xia
Chinese Activists' Flash Mob Visit to Liu XiaHuman rights activist Hu Jia has uploaded a video in Youtube recording a flash mob visit on December 28, 2012 to Liu Xia, wife of the imprisoned Nobel...
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Kim Jong Un's Happy New Year 2013
Watch: Even North Korea Rings In The New Year With FireworksBeijing Cream by Anthony TaoPopoutThe new year is a time for hope, optimism, and the joy of new possibilites, even in places like Pyongyang,...
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The Post-Democratic Future Begins in China
At Foreign Affairs, Eric X. Li argues that China's future lies with continued one-party rule, and that the Party's adaptability, meritocracy and non-democratic legitimacy will carry it forward while...
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