Escaping China’s Parent Trap
on October 17, 2016
Think Chinese SOEs' have little incentive to stray beyond China? That's far from the case. Just look at Britain's utilities
China Courts Philippines Leader Duterte Amid Signs of U.S. Rift
on October 17, 2016
The Philippines president is visiting China, but whether his focus is on building relations or his country’s infrastructure remains to be seen
China’s Last Tiananmen Prisoner Set to be Freed, but Frail
on October 17, 2016
Miao Deshun, the 51-year-old former factory worker, is severely ill after spending more than half his life behind bars
Mao and Du Bois, 1959
on October 14, 2016
Chairman Mao and W. E. B. Du Bois meet in China, May 1959.
An American’s Seven Months in a Chinese Jail
A Sinica Podcast
on October 14, 2016
In 2009, Michael Manning was working in Beijing for a state-owned news broadcaster by day, but he spent his nights selling bags of hashish. His position with CCTV was easy and brought him into contact with Chinese celebrities, while his other trade expanded his social circle and grew his bank account.
Eveline Chao
on October 14, 2016
Eveline Chao is a freelance writer and the author of NIUBI!: The Real Chinese You Were Never Taught in School. She lived in Beijing from 2006 to 2011. She now lives in New York and spends her free time documenting oral histories from Manhattan Chinatown.
Michael D. Manning
on October 14, 2016
Michael D. Manning lived in China from 2005 to 2009, splitting his time between Xinjiang and Beijing. He first gained notoriety amongst expats for his blog, The Opposite End of China, which provided a fresh glimpse of daily life on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert from his home base in Korla. After a gig teaching English to the children of railroad workers, Manning wrote travel guides on Northwest China and Tibet for Fodor's, opened a small sun-dried tomato factory in collaboration with the Bingtuan, and finally landed a gig working as a foreign expert for CCTV International. Manning also maintained a side business illegally selling hashish in Beijing, utilizing his extensive Uyghur contacts back in Xinjiang. Michael was arrested at his apartment near the Worker's Stadium on March 15, 2009, after receiving a large shipment of hashish in the mail. He was incarcerated at Beijing #1 Detention Center for seven months, before being deported back to the United States. Manning currently lives in Oakland, California, and is the founder of Dropping Science, which creates innovative products for the legal cannabis industry.
China Warns “Hostile Forces” Trying to Undermine Military Reform
on October 14, 2016
After protests erupted in Beijing over lay-offs, China's military warned that "hostile forces" were spreading damaging online rumors
Teenager is Convicted of Murder in 2014 Beating Death of USC Grad Student from China
on October 14, 2016
The defendants told detectives they’d targeted Xinran Ji because he was Chinese and they suspected he had money
China’s Marriage Rate is Plummeting Because More Women are Choosing Autonomy over Intimacy
on October 14, 2016
One of the greatest fears of Chinese parents is coming true: China’s young people are turning away from marriage. The trend is also worrying the government