[Note: The following is a Tea Leaf Nation op-ed, and does not necessarily represent the opinions of the editors.] On May 22, the BBC World Service released its 2013 Country Ratings Poll, an annual global …
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This article also appears on The Atlantic, a Tea Leaf Nation partner site. On March 10, the secretary-general of China’s State Council, the executive branch of government, announced its plan for bureau downsizing, which was …
Read MoreBBC News in Taipei recently published an article celebrating one full year of Chinese student enrollment in Taiwanese universities. The widely-reposted article’s catchy headline poses the question, “Is Taiwanese democracy changing Chinese students?” Those Chinese …
Read MoreThe 2012 London Olympics are only a few days underway and the Games have already seen its fair share of athletic marvels. Having adopted the official Olympic slogan “inspire a generation,” London organizers hope to …
Read MoreThe 2012 London Olympics are only a few days underway and the Games have already seen its fair share of athletic marvels. Having adopted the official Olympic slogan “inspire a generation,” London organizers hope to …
Read MoreChinese authorities’ heavy-handed censorship often makes headlines, but another force does just as much to obscure the truth and control the media. That force is fake news. Something must fill the void left by the …
Read MoreChinese authorities’ heavy-handed censorship often makes headlines, but another force does just as much to obscure the truth and control the media. That force is fake news. Something must fill the void left by the …
Read MoreIt’s the offensive tweet that ricocheted around the world in just days. After a spate of recent incidents of sexual harassment and indecency, the Shanghai subway system took to Weibo, China’s Twitter, to tweet word …
Read MoreIt’s the offensive tweet that ricocheted around the world in just days. After a spate of recent incidents of sexual harassment and indecency, the Shanghai subway system took to Weibo, China’s Twitter, to tweet word …
Read MoreNow this is a bit Orwellian. Chen Xiujuan, a long-suffering villager from Anda city in chilly Heilongjiang province, recently found herself unable to purchase a train ticket to Beijing, where she had planned to bring …
Read MoreNow this is a bit Orwellian. Chen Xiujuan, a long-suffering villager from Anda city in chilly Heilongjiang province, recently found herself unable to purchase a train ticket to Beijing, where she had planned to bring …
Read MoreEditor David Wertime joins BBC World News to discuss the likely impact of Sina Weibo’s new user agreement, which was implemented on May 28, 2012. You can read Tea Leaf Nation’s complete analysis of the …
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