Welcome to Tea Time Chat, a real-time discussion between Tea Leaf Nation writers about the issues that matter to them. With graduation day approaching at many universities, we took the opportunity to contributors who have attended Chinese universities to discuss their experiences there. This follows a Chat last week in which we asked Chinese students at elite American universities [...]
Welcome to TLN’s inaugural Tea Time Chat, a real-time discussion between Tea Leaf Nation writers about the issues that matter to them. In this Chat, we have asked Chinese students at elite American universities to explain why they chose to attend U.S. schools over their Chinese counterparts. *** Xiaoying Zhou is a student at Yale [...]
[With April 1 now past, Tea Leaf Nation's editors would simply like to caution: please note the date of publication. We hope you had a lively April Fool's Day!] It was bound to happen. Tea Leaf Nation, an e-magazine that focuses on Chinese social media, has decided to do what many of its readers and Twitter followers already [...]
With rhetoric escalating between the United States and China over recent cross-border hacking attacks, Tea Leaf Nation editor David Wertime sat down with an all-star panel at Huff Post Live to discuss what to do next. He was joined by former U.S. Director of National Intelligence and retired U.S. Navy Admiral Dennis Blair, as well as [...]
As many China-watchers know by now, a recent earth-shaking report from U.S. cyber security firm Mandiant has alleged that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is behind many cyber attacks against American organizations. It’s a complex and grim issue, to be sure. For those looking for a more irreverent take on the news, Taiwan-based Next Media [...]
Two days ago, a photograph of a girl wearing a white vest and ballet slippers and doing a 45-degree split in her dorm room went viral on the Chinese Internet. It led to what Sina entertainment called an online “battle between beauties.” {{Chn}}[[Chn]]美女争相挑战[[Chn]] Some of the photos feature young women eating lunch or talking on their [...]
Tea Leaf Nation is pleased to announce its partnership with The Atlantic. Certain Tea Leaf Nation content will now be co-edited by The Atlantic’s international editor as well as Tea Leaf Nation’s own team, and will be featured both on TLN and The Atlantic’s web site. We at the TLN team are excited to bring [...]
In an audio interview with Radio Taiwan International, TLN contributor Chieh-Ting Yeh explains why social media provides an unprecedented opportunity for mutual understanding between Taiwan and mainland China. You can listen to additional episodes of the program “Eye on China,” with host Natalie Tso, here.
For anyone who can read Chinese, this is a delicious treat. Mr. Jack Bauer from 24 makes a guest appearance in Mr. Remon Wang’s (@变态辣椒2012) comics to offer further proof that U.S. intelligence agencies were indeed involved in Mr. Sima Nan’s accident. The talented Mr. Wang had previously penned international hits such as the Pandaman. To respect the [...]
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