How Trump Could Put U.S.-China Relations on the Right Track
Called “U.S. Policy Toward China: Recommendations for a New Administration,” the bipartisan report, produced by an 18-member panel.
Using Stealth, and Drones, to Document a Fading Hong Kong
If history was any guide, the explorers said, the building the drone was filming—a 1952 theater with unusual roof supports—would eventually be demolished because it is not on Hong Kong’s list of declared monuments.
Ivanka Trump Effect: New Year Wishes from President’s Daughter Welcomed in China
Beijing media says visit to embassy in U.S. could help ‘balance president’s harsh posture’ but relationship with Washington remains strained
Features
02.04.17
Why’s Beijing So Worried About Western Values Infecting China’s Youth?
In early December, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the country’s universities to “adhere to the correct political orientation.” Speaking at a conference on ideology and politics in China’s colleges, he stressed that schools must uphold the...
There Are Echoes of China in Today’s America
We are troubled by how often lately we experience a strange sort of China-related déjà vu when following events in the U.S.
Facebook Is Trying Everything to Re-Enter China—and It’s Not Working
Since regulators blocked the service in 2009, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has hired well-connected executives, developed censorship tools and taken a ‘smog jog’ in Beijing—but the company has made no visible headway.
U.N. Social Media Posts Removed in China After Backlash
A massive backlash on social media in China has apparently led the United Nations to take down two Lunar New Year posts on refugees and poverty from their Chinese Weibo social media site.
Chinese Send Fake Trump Tweets as Jokes, New Year Wishes
In China, Twitter is blocked but fake tweets by @realdonaldtrump look set to become the latest internet sensation.
Forget Xi’s ‘Defense’ of Globalization. China Just Fortified the Great Firewall.
Over the weekend, China announced a new, year-long crackdown on “unauthorized Internet connections.”
Sinica Podcast
01.19.17
The State of Journalism in China—Ed Wong’s Exit Interview
from Sinica PodcastEdward Wong became a reporter for The New York Times in 1999. He covered the Iraq war from Baghdad from 2003 to 2007, and then moved to Beijing in 2008. He has written about a wide range of subjects in China for the ...
Conversation
01.18.17
U.S.-China Flashpoints in the Age of Trump
Over the past year, Donald Trump has vowed to “utterly destroy” ISIS, considered lifting sanctions on Russia, promised to cancel the Paris climate agreement and “dismantle” the Iran nuclear deal. But many of his most inflammatory statements are...
Depth of Field
01.17.17
House Calls on the Tibetan Plateau, Children of Divorce, Celebrity Secrets
from Yuanjin PhotoIn the final galleries of 2016, the publishing juggernaut Tencent again shows its leadership in the documentary photography space, but iFeng’s choice to publish a personal photo gallery by Zhou Xin is also worth a good look, especially since...
How China’s Pink Economy Is Leading the Country’s Battle for LGBT Rights
China’s burgeoning LGBT community—estimated at some 70 million people—is a free-spending sector that few businesses can afford to ignore.
China Battles to Control Growing Online Nationalism
When Taiwan last year elected a president eager to reduce the island’s reliance on China, tens of thousands of Chinese netizens attacked Taiwanese websites in a co-ordinated action that was as much a surprise to Beijing as it was to its targets...
Viewpoint
01.06.17
No, Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement Is Not Anti-Mainland
In a November 29 essay, “The Anti-Mainland Bigotry of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement,” published in Foreign Policy, Taisu Zhang tries to make the case that Beijing’s hardline attitude toward Hong Kong is traceable to what he calls the “bigotry of...
China Is Mad About Hollywood Remakes
Aiming to crack new frontiers in China, Hollywood studios are turning to something familiar: established American films and TV series that can be remade for Chinese audiences.
Apple Removes New York Times App in China
Company says it will not offer news site in app store because it has been told by Beijing it is in ‘violation of local regulations’
State Media Criticism of Trump’s ‘Addiction to Twitter Diplomacy’ Signals China’s Frustration
China’s state media has lambasted Donald Trump for conducting foreign policy through Twitter, in a commentary reflecting Beijing’s frustration with the US president-elect’s unorthodox style of diplomacy after his tweets broached sensitive issues...
Twitter China Chief Kathy Chen Departs
Twitter Inc.’s controversial China chief has departed after only eight months, the latest executive to leave amid a global reorganization. A stream of executives has left the company since it announced layoffs in October amid continued losses....
How George Michael’s Wham! Baffled Communist China and Inspired its Youth
It was a culture shock to rival the best of them: the coiffured hair and exuberant dancing of British pop stars, and the Communist Party’s dour uniformity
The Memes That Took Over China’s Internet in 2016
This year's most popular memes reflected a more ruthless and aggressive—but also more fragile—China
Chinese Propaganda Video Warns of West’s “Devilish Claws”
The video has been widely promoted online by public security offices that oversee the police, including the Ministry of Public Security
Could Jane Zhang Become China’s First Global Pop Star?
Zhang's latest single breaks the mould of China's pop industry and could help her become its first global superstar
Photo Gallery
12.21.16
Seeing 2016 Through Eyes on China
In June 2015, a couple dozen China-based photographers—some Chinese, some not—founded the Instagram account Eyes on China. Their goal, as member photographer Gilles...
Drone Diplomacy
Trump's tweets at China over a drone are intensifying an already strained relationship
“Messy, Mindless, Illogical”: Chinese Moviegoers Review “Great Wall”
One of the most hyped-up film productions of the year is shaping up to be a box office success, and a critical bomb
China’s State Media Has Been Mocking Donald Trump’s ‘Unpresidented’ Tweet
"Trump is not behaving as a President who will become master of the White House in a month"
China to Review Film Limits as Box Office Growth Slows
China's box office is set to end the year with its smallest growth in a decade
China to Return Seized U.S. Drone, Says Washington 'Hyping Up' Incident
The drone incident has raised fresh concerns about China's increased military presence and aggressive posture in the energy-rich South China Sea
Mooted $75 Million Oscar Trade Sets Up Record China Soccer Spend
Chinese teams set to continue soccer spending spree in window; Spending comes amid warning from Communist Party newspaper
Donald Trump Accuses China of 'Unpresidented' Act Over US Navy Drone
President-elect makes spelling error in belligerent early morning tweet; China says ‘hyping up’ of issue is not helpful but agrees return of vehicle
Books
12.15.16
Crashing the Party
It’s 1983. Scott Savitt, one of the first American exchange students in Beijing, picks up his guitar and begins strumming “Blackbird.” He’s soon surrounded by Chinese students who know every word to every Beatles song he plays. Savitt stays on in Beijing, working as a reporter for Asiaweek Magazine. The city’s first nightclubs open; rock ‘n’ roll promises democracy. Promoted to foreign correspondent for The Los Angeles Times and then United Press International, Savitt finds himself drawn into China’s political heart.
China’s Digital Dictatorship
Turn the spotlight on the rulers, not the ruled: Instead of rating citizens, the government should be allowing them to assess the way it rules
As 'The Great Wall’ Hits Theaters in China, Hollywood is Watching
Movie industry sees $150 million picture starring Matt Damon as harbinger for future U.S.-China co-productions
Popular Chinese Muslim Website Down After Posting Letter Critical of Xi
Users of China Muslim Net say they have been unable to access the website since Saturday
The Great Wall: China Takes on the World with New Matt Damon Film
Despite a long tradition of movie-making, and much critical acclaim for its directors overseas, China has never yet produced a truly global blockbuster
Environment
12.06.16
The World’s Saddest Polar Bear
from chinadialogue
Pizza, “the world’s saddest polar bear,” is to be granted at least a temporary reprieve from the display case in which he lives in the Grandview shopping mall in Guangzhou, southern China. This follows a global outcry, a one-million-signature...
Depth of Field
12.06.16
From West Africa, the Czech Republic, and Home
from Yuanjin PhotoIn this month’s Depth of Field, Chinese photojournalists explore foreign terrain, both beyond China’s borders and within them. Independent photographer Yuyang Liu traveled the open seas to document the lives of Chinese and African...
Features
12.02.16
How Do You Stand up to China? Ask Mongolia
The day before the Dalai Lama’s November 18 trip to Mongolia, Beijing issued a “strong demand” to its neighbor to cancel the visit...
Viewpoint
12.01.16
Why I’m Giving Away My Book in China
After a decade covering Asia for The Wall Street Journal, I devoted three years of my life to researching and writing a book about China’s one-child policy, One Child: The Story of China’s Most Radical Experiment. This month, I’m giving away the...
Viewpoint
11.29.16
The Anti-Mainland Bigotry of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement
Given the political earthquake that occurred on November 8, the recent political and constitutional crisis in Hong Kong now seems comparatively diminished in significance. At the time, however, it was widely seen as—and continues...
Putin Brings China’s Great Firewall to Russia in Cybersecurity Pact
The Kremlin has joined forces with Chinese authorities to bring the internet and its users under greater state control
Conversation
11.28.16
Should Facebook Self-Censor to Enter the Chinese Market?
The social network Facebook has reportedly developed software to suppress posts from users’ feeds in targeted geographic areas, a feature created to help the giant social media network gain access to China, where it is blocked. Facebook Chief...
The NYRB China Archive
11.28.16
Inside and Outside the System: Chinese Writer Hu Fayun
from New York Review of BooksOver the summer, I traveled to Wuhan to continue my series of talks with people about the challenges facing China. Coming here was part of an effort...
Sinica Podcast
11.23.16
Lines of Fracture in Chinese Public Opinion: A Conversation with Ma Tianjie
from Sinica PodcastOn this week’s episode, our guest Ma Tianjie, editor of the bilingual environmental website chinadialogue and the blogger behind...
Features
11.18.16
Chinese and American City-Dwellers Differ on Trump Win
City-dwellers in China and the United States are among the greatest beneficiaries of the international trade deals President-elect Trump...
With Odes to Military March, China Puts Nationalism into Overdrive
President Xi has been making the case for a “new long march,” using the anniversary to rally the public and warn against creeping complacency
What Will a Trump Presidency Mean for China?
The response of China's state-controlled media to Donald Trump's victory seemed almost gleeful. What's happens next?
Conversation
11.09.16
How Should Trump Deal with China, and How Should China Deal with Trump?
Donald J. Trump, president-elect of the United States, spent much of his antagonistic campaign blaming China for many of America’s economic ills, and repeatedly making thinly veiled threats of a U.S. trade war with Beijing. How should Trump...
China Passes Law to Ensure Films ‘Serve the People and Socialism’
First law governing the country’s film industry targets box-office fraud and says film-makers must have excellent moral integrity
EU Commissioner Oettinger Apologizes for China Speech
In a speech to German business leaders he described Chinese officials as having "hair combed... with black shoe polish" and "slitty-eyed"
China Long March Film: US Glamour Model’s Role Draws Ire
State broadcasters touched a nerve among its viewers by casting an actress and model seen as "anti-China" in a documentary about the Long March