Online Gossip Clampdown in China Leads to Netizen Outcry
Chinese netizens have decried a government campaign to shut down many of the nation's top celebrity gossip outlets as Beijing escalates its control over online content.
Godfather of Beijing’s Indie Music Scene Dissects China’s Experimental Soundscape
China’s alternative-punk music scene has evolved from a genre that represented the rebelliousness of a niche group of well-off educated urbanites to one that’s international, hip, and popular. Chinese bands now play to sold-out gigs not only in...
Apple Customer Data in China Was Sold Illegally, Police Say
Police also said the leaked data included the names, Apple identification numbers and phone numbers of Apple users.
Conversation
05.25.17
Can Free Speech on American Campuses Withstand Chinese Nationalism?
Earlier this week, Kunming native Yang Shuping, a student at the University of Maryland, gave a commencement speech extolling the “fresh air” and “free speech” she experienced while studying in the United States. Video of her speech spread on the...
Chinese Student’s Commencement Speech in U.S. Isn’t Going over Well in China
A Chinese student who praised the “fresh air of free speech” in the U.S. during her commencement address at the University of Maryland is facing an online backlash from classmates and from people in China who say she insulted her own country.
Philippines, China Play down Duterte's Talk of War in Disputed Sea
The Philippines and China played down on Monday a warning by President Rodrigo Duterte that China would go to war if the Philippines drilled for oil in the disputed South China Sea.
Peter Loehr to Exit as Legendary Entertainment’s China Chief
Longtime China hand Peter Loehr will exit Beijing-based Legendary East at the end of the month, leaving another senior post to be filled at Dalian Wanda-owned Legendary Entertainment after the recent departure of founder Thomas Tull.
Sinica Podcast
05.12.17
What It Takes to Be a Good China-Watcher
from Sinica PodcastChina-watching isn’t what it used to be. Not too long ago, the field of international China studies was dominated by a few male Westerners with an encyclopedic knowledge of China, but with surprisingly little experience living in...
Director behind ‘Great Wall’ Says China Has a Long Way to Go to Rival Hollywood
Chinese audiences hotly follow U.S. actors and movies, but Americans “probably” don’t care much about Chinese movies, Zhang told CNBC. On the outside, maybe they’ve tracked a couple of stars like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan or Jet Li, he said.
Conversation
05.09.17
Can China’s Approach to Internet Control Spread around the World?
Earlier this month, citing concerns over “cyber sovereignty,” China’s Internet regulators announced new restrictions on the country’s already tightly controlled Internet—further curbing online news reporting and putting Party-appointed editors in...
China Compiles Its Own ‘Wikipedia,’ but Public Can’t Edit It
It’ll be free. It’ll be uniquely Chinese. It’ll be an online encyclopedia to rival Wikipedia — but without the participation of the public. And don’t expect entries on “Tiananmen Square 1989” or “Falun Gong spiritual group” to come up in your...
Books
05.02.17
China’s Mobile Economy
China’s Mobile Economy: Opportunities in the Largest and Fastest Information Consumption Boom is a cutting-edge text that spotlights the digital transformation in China. Organized into three major areas of the digital economy within China, this ground-breaking book explores the surge in e-commerce of consumer goods, the way in which multi-screen and mobile Internet use has increased in popularity, and the cultural emphasis on the mobile Internet as a source of lifestyle- and entertainment-based content.
Sinica Podcast
04.24.17
Chris Buckley: The China Journalist’s China Journalist
from Sinica PodcastChris Buckley is a highly regarded and very resourceful correspondent based in Beijing for The New York Times. He has worked as a researcher and journalist in China since 1998, including a stint at Reuters, and is one of...
Conversation
04.14.17
Ivanka: A ChinaFile Conversation
At a time of strained and erratic relations between the U.S. and China, Ivanka Trump, the President’s daughter and, more recently, a member of his administration, has emerged as an unlikely but singularly potent emissary, not to just to China’s...
Media
04.12.17
Chinese Blame America for United Airlines
from Foreign PolicyThe video of David Dao being dragged kicking and screaming off a United Airlines flight by Chicago police set the American Internet aflame Monday. That’s not a surprise: Whether you blame the greed of American airlines or...
After Xi Leaves U.S., Chinese Media Assail Strike on Syria
With President Xi Jinping safely out of the United States and no longer President Trump’s guest, China’s state-run media on Saturday was free to denounce the missile strike on Syria.
The New York Times vs. the ‘Great Firewall’ of China
The problem in China is that you never really know who is behind such decisions. Chinese bureaucracy is like a series of Chinese boxes that are harder and harder to open as you move toward the center.
China’s Hottest New Boy Band Is Actually Made up of Five Androgynous Girls
Acrush is made up of five women mostly in their early twenties, who all have edgy short hairstyles and dress like a bunch of boyish hearthrobs.
Taiwan Democracy Activist Said To Be Detained in China
People close to a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist say he went missing nine days ago during a visit to the Chinese territory of Macau and appears to be in Chinese custody.
Depth of Field
03.22.17
Refugees from Myanmar, Migrant Workers, and the Lantern Festival
from Yuanjin PhotoThis month, we feature galleries published in February that showcase photographers’ interest in China’s borders and its medical woes, the lives of its minorities and their traditions and customs, and—in the case of Dustin Shum’s...
Conversation
03.22.17
China Writers Remember Robert Silvers
Robert Silvers died on Monday, March 20, after serving as The New York Review of Books Editor since 1963. Over almost six decades, Silvers cultivated one of the most interesting, reflective, and lustrous stables of China writers in the world,...
Xi Jinping Is Only Halfway through His Rule yet China’s Already Trumpeting His Legacy
Xi is set to start his second five-year term with the party congress meeting this fall. In the past few months, China’s propaganda machines have been busy churning out videos crafting his personal image.
Viacom’s Paramount Rejected in Potential $1 Billion Film Deal with China
Viacom’s Paramount Pictures movie unit has failed to strike a deal with two Chinese groups to receive $1 billion in financing for a fresh series of films, according to several Hollywood sources who spoke to The Post.
How China Is Preparing for Cyberwar
The U.S. and China have made progress on curbing commercial cyberespionage. Now, the global powers need to set limits when it comes to digital warfare.
Missile Row Drives Korean Culture Underground in China
The mainland chill on Korean content that follows Seoul’s decision to deploy a missile defense system is driving Chinese fans to get their “K-culture” fixes on peer-to-peer platforms instead of mainstream sites.
For a Change, China’s Censors Have No Problem with “Gay Moment” in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”
Unlike other Asian countries, China says it has absolutely no problem with a plotline involving a possibly gay character in Disney’s re-boot of Beauty and the Beast.
Sinica Podcast
03.17.17
Big Daddy Dough: Hip-hop and Macroeconomics in China
from Sinica PodcastBy day, Andrew Dougherty is a macroeconomist who manages a China research team for Capital Group, one of the world’s largest actively managed mutual funds. By night, he is Big Daddy Dough, creator of an album of parody hip-hop...
Books
03.16.17
Hollywood Made in China
China’s entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 ignited a race to capture new global media audiences. Hollywood moguls began courting Chinese investors to create entertainment on an international scale—from behemoth theme parks to blockbuster films. Hollywood Made in China examines these new collaborations, where the distinctions between Hollywood’s “dream factory” and Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Dream” of global influence become increasingly blurred.
China Consumer Day Show Skewers Nike Shoes, Muji Foods
China’s annual consumer rights day television show turned its spotlight on U.S. sports brand Nike Inc for misleading advertising and Japanese brand Muji for selling food products allegedly sourced from part of Japan affected by radiation.
From ‘Fake News’ to No News: Tillerson Leaving Press behind on Asia Trip Could Send Message to China
Tillerson’s aversion to dealing with U.S. journalists have added to growing questions about the Trump administration’s commitment to a free press and transparent government.
American Unrest Proves China Got the Internet Right
Beijing has been criticized for its Great Firewall and online censorship. Now it's looking prescient.
China Is Playing Nice to the Very Media Outlets Trump Has Antagonized
U.S. president Donald J. Trump’s antagonism toward major media outlets has created an opportunity for China’s leaders to offer up a contrasting, seemingly more open style—however misleading that is.
Is Google Another Step Closer to Being Unblocked in China?
Google is still in talks with Beijing over its plans to return to the mainland Chinese market
China’s Political Propaganda Gets a Digital Makeover
There are more such tactics being adopted this year.
After Dick Clark Productions Deal Fails to Close, What’s Next for Dalian Wanda?
Wang Jianlin has led a triumphal march through Hollywood.
After $225 Billion in Deals Last Year, China Reins In Overseas Investment
On Saturday, in the strongest public signal yet that Beijing is changing course, China’s commerce minister castigated what he called “blind and irrational investment.”
Sinica Podcast
03.10.17
Jane Perlez: Chinese Foreign Relations in a New Age of Uncertainty
from Sinica PodcastJane Perlez has been a reporter at The New York Times since 1981. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 for coverage of the war against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan. She has reported on wars, diplomacy...
China Expresses Concern at Revelations in Wikileaks Dump of Hacked CIA Data
China expressed concern on Thursday over revelations in a trove of data released by Wikileaks purporting to show that the CIA can hack all manner of devices, including those made by Chinese companies.
China Warns U.S., Korea of ‘Consequences’ for Missile System
China has said it will take unspecified measures against a U.S. missile system being deployed in S. Korea, and warned that Washington and Seoul will bear the consequences.
China’s New Civil Code Light on Individual Rights Reforms
China’s Communist leaders will this week introduce sweeping new laws that codify social responsibilities for the country’s 1.4 billion citizens while also providing some modest new protections.
China Congress: BBC Team Forced to Sign Confession
The story reveals more about the exercise of power in China than any interview ever could. It is one that involves violence, intimidation and a forced confession—in which I found myself apologizing for “behavior causing a bad impact” and for...
Forget the Great Firewall... China Is Beefing up Its Ability to Police All Cyberspace
China plans to bolster its defenses in cyberspace while keeping a close eye on the U.S. government’s review of its own strengths, a senior foreign ministry official said on Thursday.
China Accuses Western Media of ‘Fake News’ about Human Rights
China has launched a Donald Trump-style attack on foreign media, branding claims that a leading human rights lawyer was tortured by government agents “fake news.”
China and North Korea Reveal Sudden, and Deep, Cracks in Their Friendship
For decades, North Korea could count on China as a loyal ally despite the erratic behavior of the ruling Kim dynasty. But by this week, things may have gone too far, with North Korea unleashing a tirade in which it deployed some of the most...
Conversation
02.23.17
Can China Expand its Beachhead in Hollywood?
With The Great Wall, a classic army vs. monsters tale, director Zhang Yimou has brought America the most expensive Chinese film ever created. The movie may be backed by a Hollywood studio and it may star no less an American icon than...
Trump’s Feminist Critics Gagged by Chinese Internet Giant Weibo
Chinese feminists have hit out at their country’s answer to Twitter after it gagged one of their movement’s most visible social media accounts in an apparent bid to stifle criticism of U.S. president Donald Trump.
He Called China’s President ‘Xitler’ on Twitter. Now He Faces Prison.
From his hometown in northeast China, Kwon Pyong used the internet to mock and criticize the nation’s rulers, including posting a selfie in which he wore a T-shirt that likened President Xi Jinping to Hitler.
Live-Streaming in China Now Requires a Broadcast License If You’re Not a Citizen
Live streaming is taking off in China, but foreigners won’t be able to join in the fun.
Why It Matters That Bill Gates Joined China’s Super App WeChat
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is the newest member of WeChat, China’s most popular messaging app.
China’s Artificial Intelligence Boom
The country’s universities and tech giants are starting to surpass American ones when it comes to researching and implementing AI.
Fighting on Behalf of China’s Women—From the United States
Among hundreds of thousands of women who took to the streets for the Women’s March on Washington were Lu Pin and more than 20 other Chinese feminists who live in the United States and belong to the Chinese Feminism Collective
How Chinese Internet Giant Baidu Uses AI and Machine Learning
Baidu is currently considered to be pack leader amongst the Chinese internet giants as they race to develop and deploy machine and deep learning technology.
China’s Weibo Eclipses Rival Twitter’s Market Capitalization
Shares rally on back of Chinese social platform’s ability to monetize subscriber base
Conversation
02.10.17
Did Xi Just Outmaneuver Trump?
On the evening of February 9, U.S. President Donald Trump had what the White House described in a terse readout...
China’s Transgender Oprah
As an army colonel who became a woman, she exemplifies a society in flux