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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A rare protest in Beijing involving hundreds of people was documented by photos posted on China’s social media (scroll down to see photos). The cause of the protest was the death of a 22-year old …
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This article also appears on Tea Leaf Nation partner sites ChinaFile and The Atlantic. When Mr. Tuo Zhen, the propaganda chief of Guangdong province, rewrote and replaced the New Year editorial of the Southern Weekend …
Read MoreOn Saturday protestors in dozens of Chinese cities took to the streets to voice their anger at the Japanese government’s nationalization of the Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku Islands in Japanese) in the East China Sea as …
Read MoreProtests in China over the disputed Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku to the Japanese) have seen some protesters taking out their anger by smashing Japanese brand cars parked on the streets of Chinese cities. An open letter by …
Read MoreRecent demonstrations in Shifang, Sichuan over a planned molybdenum copper plant and Qidong, Jiangsu over a proposed wastewater pipeline have taught us about the violent side of social unrest in China. In Shifang, the protest turned into …
Read MoreAn infographic circulating on Chinese social media provides some background information on the planned oceanic wastewater pipeline and a compelling call-to-action for local residents in Qidong, a small city north of Shanghai. Fierce mass protest …
Read MoreProtests against a planned pipeline to channel wastewater into the ocean for a Japanese paper manufacturer near a major fishery on China’s east coast (just north of Shanghai) has turned ugly. Thousands of angry protesters …
Read More[Warning: Some images below are graphic.] A NIMBY protest in the small city of Shifang in Sichuan Province against a planned molybdenum copper plant turned bloody when the government mobilized riot police to confront protesters. Photos taken …
Read MoreAccording to media reports and photos posted on Weibo, China’s Twitter, a mass protest took place in Guangzhou on June 19 following the death of an African man in police custody. One netizen, @GingerYip reports, “According …
Read MoreNetizens report that on February 20 hundreds of retirees blocked traffic in Gezhouba, a city in Hubei Province near one of China’s largest state-owned hydropower stations of the same name, to demand higher pensions. Eye witnesses have posted photos …
Read MoreIt’s official: Wukan 2.0 is taking place in Panhe (泮河), a small village of about 5,000 souls in coastal Zhejiang Province. As Tea Leaf Nation reported on February 7 and February 8, based on reports …
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