Want to Circumvent China’s Great Firewall? Learn These 9 Phrases First
on July 20, 2015
A story about the newly updated e-book Decoding the Chinese Internet: A Glossary of Political Slang”
6 Arrested in China After Dressing Room Sex Video Goes Viral
on July 20, 2015
A 19-year-old man was charged with disseminating obscene material. The couple pictured and three others were detained.
Taming the Flood
How China’s Leaders “Guide” Public Opinion
on July 20, 2015
In August 1975, Typhoon Nina, one of the most powerful tropical storms on record, surged inland from the Taiwan Strait, causing floods so catastrophic they overwhelmed dam networks around the city of Zhumadian in China’s Henan province. When Banqiao Dam on the Ru River finally burst, it unleashed a wall of water that rushed downstream, claiming an estimated 230,000 lives. Look back through China’s press at the time, however, and it is as though this unfathomable tragedy never occurred.
How Beijing Intervened to Save China’s Stocks
Securities Regulator, Central Bank Rallied Around Market After Investors Fled
on July 20, 2015
Top executives from 21 securities firms spent the morning of Saturday July 4 pinned to government office chairs while the future of China’s stock markets hung in the balance.
They’d been summoned on a day off to the Beijing office of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for talks aimed at pulling the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges out of a three-week tailspin.
As Beijing Becomes a Supercity, the Rapid Growth Brings Pains
on July 19, 2015
The planned megalopolis, a metropolitan area that would be about six times the size of New York's, is meant to revamp northern China's economy.
Where Did the Passengers on the Oriental Star Come From?
on July 16, 2015
Source: Chongqing Evening News, June 3, 2015, page 3.
Coverage of Oriental Star Tragedy in China's Media, June 1-8, 2015
on July 16, 2015
Source: WiseNews Database, includes total of 1,410 articles returned from newspapers, news wires, and URLs. Note that articles are not exclusive, many being official news releases published in different newspapers or online sources.
The Most-Viewed Fitting Room in China
on July 16, 2015
Aside from shielding Internet users from political discussions the government considers deviant, China’s online censorship seeks to protect users minds from pornography.
Biggest Ever Winged Dinosaur is Found in China
on July 16, 2015
An ancient feathered creature dug up in northeastern China is the largest winged dinosaur ever found, researchers say.
China Warns Japan Over Laws to Allow Troops to Fight Abroad
on July 16, 2015
China warns Japan against “crippling regional peace and security” after Tokyo passes bills to allow Japanese troops to fight abroad.