Five months since Japan’s “nationalization” of the disputed Senkaku islands, called Diaoyu in Chinese, the issue remains as combustible as before — and now, with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sounding off on the …
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On Sunday, Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) returned to power, winning 294 of the 480 seats in the lower house of the nation’s parliament, which is empowered to choose the nation’s Prime Minister. Ex-prime …
Read MoreIf China Central Television (CCTV) wants to strike fear deep into the hearts of the Pentagon and the Japanese Ministry of Defense, it has to be more careful with footage selection. In its October 15 …
Read MoreIt’s not easy being a famous woman, especially in China. In a post that went viral yesterday on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, Chinese model and singer Lu Jing, who describes herself as possessing “the most …
Read MoreThe protestors may have gone home for the time being, but the dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands are far from over. TLN author Helen Gao and editor David Wertime were joined by NYU professor …
Read MoreChina has just taken another step in the direction of becoming a military power. On Tuesday, it put into service its first aircraft carrier, named the “Liaoning” after China’s northeastern Liaoning Province. According to the …
Read MoreThe protest, argued all those engaged, was a spectacle of solidarity, and it appeared so at first glance: Beginning September 16, anti-Japanese grievances that had been simmering for months over the Diaoyu Islands, called the …
Read MoreRecent tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands have brought out the best and worst in Chinese society, and have also led to some unusual displays of patriotism. Recycling tycoon and eccentric philanthropist …
Read MoreWhen it comes to the conflict between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands, who speaks for today’s China? Is it the Chinese protesters who have smashed Japanese-made cars and attacked Japanese stores and restaurants …
Read More“Human flesh search” (人肉搜索) is a hot button issue on the Chinese Internet. This powerful tool allows an overwhelming number of Chinese netizens to mobilize quickly in order to find obscure information or identify individuals, …
Read MoreLi Chengpeng, an influential writer and social commentator, has published an article on his blog denouncing the boycott of Japanese goods and the violent anti-Japan sentiment currently sweeping China as the two wrangle over the …
Read MoreMega-famous Chinese blogger Han Han has just taken to Weibo, China’s Twitter, to denounce the violent anti-Japanese protests currently sweeping through China, many of which involve smashing Japanese-made cars. His latest Chinese-language post, entitled “Chess …
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