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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Where is Cao Xiaodong? A week ago, not many knew of a young AIDS activist by that name. Cao gained fame online after he was photographed along with three others in Zhengzhou, China, tearing pictures …
Read MoreIt was hard not to be stunned to by recent images of protests in Hong Kong, a massive sea of people of all ages donning black to rail against Beijing’s plan to enact national education. …
Read MoreLiu Bo is famous. One of many police officers assigned to quash recent protests over a planned molybdenum copper plant in Shifang (什邡), Sichuan province, Bo was famously pictured with a riot shield strapped to …
Read More[See here for Tea Leaf Nation's previous coverage of Ai Weiwei and his use of social media] One artist, 90 Minutes, 5196 children, 9000 backpacks, 81 days in prison and 40 cats, one of them …
Read More[Note: The following is a Tea Leaf Nation op-ed, and does not necessarily represent the opinions of the editors.] During her TED talk, “Building US-China Relations…by Banjo,” after singing a song called “Taiyang Chulai Xiyangyang”(太阳出来喜洋洋) …
Read More[Note: The following is a Tea Leaf Nation op-ed, and does not necessarily represent the opinions of the editors.] During her TED talk, “Building US-China Relations…by Banjo,” after singing a song called “Taiyang Chulai Xiyangyang”(太阳出来喜洋洋) …
Read MoreProminent dissident and artist Ai Weiwei, subject of the recently released documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, is known for his imaginative installations and acerbic criticism of the Chinese government, but in the past several years …
Read MoreProminent dissident and artist Ai Weiwei, subject of the recently released documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, is known for his imaginative installations and acerbic criticism of the Chinese government, but in the past several years …
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