While American politicians scratch their heads over whether Edward Snowden is a Chinese spy, many Chinese Internet users have long decided that their country has a mole at the pinnacle of the American power structure — …
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In a parallel universe, that could have been him keeping the world on edge with his outrageous antics and retro hairstyle. Indeed, what does North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un have has that he doesn’t? …
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Journalist Zhou Zhiyi (@周志懿) tweeted on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, the rumor that China’s two censorship organs, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) will …
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Let’s call it “reverse luxury arbitrage” with a delicious–and throat-searingly spicy–twist. Luxury arbitrage, at least as it commonly relates to China, is the practice of Western brands charging more in China than they do in …
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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 …
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How much would you pay to get your pet back? For one man living in Chengdu, China, the answer is an apartment potentially worth one million RMB (about US$160,000). And that valuation has sent the …
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. How about 52,000 RMB (US$8,300) worth of origami hearts? One husband in Wenzhou posted on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, photos of the Valentine’s Day gift he …
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[Ed: A version of this article was first published on Tea Leaf Nation on January 23, 2012] Ah the holidays. Chinese New Year is, of course, a wondrous occasion — a season of pure pyrotechnical …
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What has the world come to? Is nothing sacred anymore? The venerable propagandist institution known as the 7pm newscast on China Central Television (CCTV) usually offers comfort to those drowning in the turbulent sea of information …
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When the New York Times reported yesterday that Chinese hackers had been attacking its computer system for months, one social media user in China asked, “Another glorious feat of Lanxiang Vocational School?” While Lanxiang was …
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Chinese author Mo Yan shot to international fame when he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in October 2012, and his success was wildly celebrated in his home country. No doubt many harbor hopes that …
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This article also appears on ChinaFile, a Tea Leaf Nation partner site. It’s a social media classic, a send-up of the corruption and profligacy that so often enrage Web users in China. A very short …
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