China’s Xi Set for Star Turn at Davos Gathering
on January 15, 2017
President aims to show he is one of the few responsible adults left on the global stage
Zhou Youguang, Architect of a Bridge between Languages, Dies At 111
on January 14, 2017
Zhou Youguang, the inventor of a system to convert Chinese characters into words with the Roman alphabet, died Saturday at the age of 111.
Rich Chinese, Inspired by ‘Downton,’ Fuel Demand for Butlers
on January 14, 2017
Inspired in part by the Downton Abbey television drama, the country’s once raw and raucous tycoons are fueling demand for the services of homegrown butlers trained in the ways of a British manor.
Life with a Second Child—iFeng
on January 13, 2017
Since becoming pregnant with her second child in 2014, Zhou Xin has documented her family life. Last year, China’s government abandoned its rules limiting families to one child. Zhou’s choice to document her own family is still a rarity in Chinese documentary photography.
21 Years After His Execution, Nie Shubin is Exonerated—Tencent “Living”
on January 13, 2017
In 1995, 20-year-old Nie Shubin was sentenced to death and executed for the rape and murder of a woman in his native Hebei. In 2005, another man confessed to the crime, and Nie’s case became a rallying cry for lawyers and other advocates pushing for criminal justice reform in China, where more than 99 percent of those tried for crimes are convicted.
The Internet Celebrity Guide—Tencent “Living”
on January 13, 2017
As Depth of Field previously reported, the online celebrity ecosystem is incredibly popular in China. This month, Tencent pulls back the curtain on the industry.
House Calls on Horseback in Tibet—Tencent Charity
on January 13, 2017
Photographer Che Yicen follows a Tibetan country doctor, Norbu, in Penggang village, 65 miles west of Lhasa, high on the Tibetan plateau. The 50-year-old doctor runs a clinic for 370 villagers out of his home, and he regularly makes house calls, especially to the elderly and to pregnant women who are not able to travel. Norbu often travels as much as three hours by horse to see patients.
Mama Would Never Give You Up—Tencent “Living”
on January 13, 2017
This story of Chen Yi’s struggle begins, she says, after her husband physically abused and cheated on her, and she filed for divorce. Nearly a month later, on February 10, 2016, nine strange men showed up at her apartment and snatched her son, and she has not seen him since. Yet local police refused to open a case, calling the kidnapping a “domestic dispute” and telling the couple to resolve the matter themselves. Chen’s plight is not uncommon.
China Overseas Investment Spree Set to Run Out of Steam
on January 13, 2017
A government think tank predicts China’s direct investment overseas, after years of robust gains, is likely to decline in 2017
Can the Vatican and China Get Along?
A Sinica Podcast
on January 13, 2017
Ian Johnson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has lived in Beijing and Taiwan for more than half of the past 30 years, writing for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, and other publications.
