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 to be approved by the National People’s Congress. Upon the announcement, the plan became the most eye-catching subject for domestic [...]
BBC 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 students who started their studies in Taiwan last year were not only able to gain a new perspective on Taiwan, [...]
The 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 showcase the trials of Olympic athletes and inspire the world. But over the last generation, the rest of the world [...]
The 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 showcase the trials of Olympic athletes and inspire the world. But over the last generation, the rest of the world [...]
Chinese 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 deleted, blocked, and discouraged content, and fake news is often that “something,” as fiction is more flexible than fact, and [...]
Chinese 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 deleted, blocked, and discouraged content, and fake news is often that “something,” as fiction is more flexible than fact, and [...]
It’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 of warning. But there were directed not at the perpetrators, but would be victims. As TLN reported, the tweet showed [...]
It’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 of warning. But there were directed not at the perpetrators, but would be victims. As TLN reported, the tweet showed [...]
Now 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 her grievances to China’s central government, because she was on a local government blacklist. An unfortunate history for Chen How [...]
Now 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 her grievances to China’s central government, because she was on a local government blacklist. An unfortunate history for Chen How [...]
Editor 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 likely impact of the agreement here.
It was the eve of real-name registration on China’s Weibo platforms. The future was (and remains) uncertain. To find out what might be next, BBC World News turned to the experts at Tea Leaf Nation. Here, Co-Editor Rachel gives her take on what to expect.
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