In a world where many children cannot receive a proper education, China appears to be succeeding at ensuring its youth can attain basic literacy. Yet these “flowers of the motherland,” as they are sometimes called, …
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On December 18 2012, an opinion piece titled “The Internet Is Not Outside the Law” was published on the front page of the People’s Daily, a print media in China considered a mouthpiece for the …
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It’s been a fascinating year in Chinese cyberspace. Chinese Internet users now number about 538 million, with hundreds of millions of those generating over 100 million posts per day on Sina Weibo, China’s most vibrant micro-blogging …
Read MorePolitical theorists, put on a suit, shine your shoes, and brush up on your Mandarin. Your finest hour may be about to arrive. The ruling Chinese Communist Party has yet to embrace democracy, but not …
Read MoreChina Central Television (CCTV), the state-owned behemoth that dominates China’s airwaves, never misses an inadvertent chance to showcase its disconnect with the Chinese people. During the week-long holiday in early October, CCTV launched a new …
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 MoreWe’ll see your censorship, and raise you one hilarious meme. After China Central Television (CCTV) censored the crotch of Michelangelo’s David in a broadcast yesterday, the Chinese Internet has answered with some hilarious one-upsmanship. On …
Read MoreRemember the Pepper-Spray Cop meme? Now, China’s got its own version. Police and protesters faced off in Shifang earlier this week, and pictures taken by locals caught many of the police in the act of …
Read MoreRemember the Pepper-Spray Cop meme? Now, China’s got its own version. Police and protesters faced off in Shifang earlier this week, and pictures taken by locals caught many of the police in the act of …
Read MoreWhat’s the hottest thing not to have on Weibo right this second? A boyfriend, apparently. The tag “I have no boyfriend” has suddenly become wildly re-tweeted, coming out of nowhere to reach the top spot …
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