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Annals of Chinese Web Humor: Obama’s Secret Message to Xi

By Rachel Lu on June 18, 2013

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While American politicians scratch their heads over whether Edward Snowden is a Chinese spy, many Chinese Internet users have long decided that their country has a mole at the pinnacle of the American power structure — …

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Cancelled Due to Inclement Ideology: Summer Camp for Young Chinese Intellectuals

By Lotus Yuen on June 12, 2013

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For a select group of young idealist intellectuals, it was going to be an exciting summer. July 28, 2013 to August 8 was to be the second annual meeting for the Co-China Forum’s summer camp, …

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Chinese Web Users React to PRISM: The End of the Affair with Google and Apple?

By Wendy Qian on June 11, 2013

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The online reactions to the PRISM incident, in which the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has been revealed to conduct a far-ranging surveillance program affecting many both in the U.S. and abroad, have been as …

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In Box Office Hit, American Dream Is Still Alive — In a Maturing China

By Sophie Lu on June 10, 2013

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Over the last two weeks, the movie, American Dreams in China (中国合伙人) has been the number one box office hit in China, selling over 400 million tickets to date. The movie is a gritty and …

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LISTEN: Why the Informality of the Obama-Xi Summit Matters

By Tea Leaf Nation on June 7, 2013

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Why does the format of the summit between President Obama and Chinese President Xi, held today and tomorrow in Rancho Mirage, California, matter in the world of power politics? Tea Leaf Nation founding editor David Wertime …

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Why Are So Many Chinese Talking About ‘Constitutionalism?’

By Ashley Sun on June 4, 2013

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Among public intellectuals on China’s Internet, the term “constitutionalism” (“宪政”) has been raised with increasingly frequency. Esoteric as it may sound, the term is probably the most frequently invoked in the context of political reform, …

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Could an End to the Abuse of Chinese Petitioners Be Around the Corner?

By Yueran Zhang on May 15, 2013

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A news article published in early May suggests that reform may be in the works for China’s long-standing petitioning system, also known as the Letters and Visits system, which is often associated with scandals involving …

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Op-Ed: Here’s a Correct Translation of the ‘Chinese Dream’

By Liang Pan on May 14, 2013

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[Note: The following is a Tea Leaf Nation op-ed, and does not necessarily represent the opinions of the editors.] On November 29, 2012, at the end of his visit to “The Road to Revival” exhibition, …

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Xi Jinping’s Unwillingness to Break with Mao Splits Weiberati

By Rachel Lu on May 9, 2013

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Has the previously inscrutable leader of China, Xi Jinping, begun to show his true colors? A recent editorial on Guangming Daily, one of the Communist Party’s mouthpiece newspapers, revealed that in a January meeting, the …

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Made to Be Broken: China’s New Rules Restricting Online Journalism

By Ning Hui on April 29, 2013

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Surviving as a journalist under China’s strict censorship regime is no picnic, but recent moves by the Chinese government have made it clear that lives of journalists in China will more likely get harder. Chinese …

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As Chinese Press Rushes to Withdraw Botched Story, Media Machinery Peeks into View

By Liz Carter on April 18, 2013

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Xi Jinping, where were you the night of March 1? Yesterday, both domestic and foreign news outlets were reporting that the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping had taken a ride in …

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As Kerry Visits China, Online Chatter Soon Turns to North Korea’s Nukes

By Natalie Thomas on April 15, 2013

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Coming in the wake of an increasingly petulant North Korea threatening to rain fire and brimstone over East Asia and beyond, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s first official visit to China was only ever …

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