Chinese tourists have a bad rap these days. In May, it emerged that a teenager from Nanjing defaced a 3,000 years old relief sculpture in Luxor, Egypt while on a family vacation. The incident attracted international media …
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Early this morning, according to the South China Morning Post, women’s rights activist Ye Haiyan was released after thirteen days of “administrative detention.” Ye had been accused of attacking several people with a cleaver, an …
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Over the last two weeks, the movie, American Dreams in China (中国合伙人) has been the number one box office hit in China, selling over 400 million tickets to date. The movie is a gritty and …
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“Education changes one’s destiny,” goes the long-believed Chinese motto. For students from rural areas, who usually have less access to both higher educational resources and fewer options to get rich compared to their peers in …
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After her anti-child molestation campaign, feminist Ye Haiyan, also known as Liumang Yan, or “Hooligan Sparrow,” has been detained by the Chinese police. Officials say the arrest and detainment was because Ye intentionally injured three …
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Women giving birth out of wedlock in China have to contend with family pressure, social stigma and financial hardship. Now, some of them may have to pay a hefty fine as well. Wuhan, a city …
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Cui Yunquan’s robots look like they’ve roved off a holodeck. Clapped in chrome, eyes glowing, their arms slice like rapiers because he designed them that way: for precision and otherworldly service. Beijing’s Cui makes noodle …
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How hard is it to book an appointment at a Chinese hospital? A self-professed IT savvy father by the handle of Fast Knife Blue Shirt (@快刀青衣) wrote a commentary about his eight-hour ordeal to book an …
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It’s tourist season the world over: let the shenanigans begin. After a young Chinese tourist’s defacement of an ancient Egyptian temple was photographed and shared online, the harsh backlash has gone viral in China’s blogosphere. …
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The term “hardest job-hunting season in history” has become a buzzword in China recently. According to China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 6.99 million students will be graduating institutions of higher education this …
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Welcome to Tea Time Chat, a real-time discussion between Tea Leaf Nation writers about the issues that matter to them. Tourism season is approaching in many parts of the world, so we asked our contributors their thoughts on …
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A recent survey of over 35,500 single ladies in China offers some insight into Chinese women’s attitudes towards men and marriage. The survey, which included questions such as “Why are you still single?” and “What …
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