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Is there religious freedom for Christians in China?
Apr 7, 2017 (WiC 361)

Most of the international press coverage on religious freedom in China focuses on government crackdowns on the “underground churches” but it overlooks how most of the “above the ground” churches operate. Recently I visited a ...

Another court ruling triggers an outcry
Mar 31, 2017 (WiC 360)

In recent years China has seen periodic outcries over unjust verdicts, prompting the central government to step in to investigate and sometimes correct faulty local rulings (for the cases of Deng Yujiao, Qoysiletu, Nie Shubin and Lei Yang cases ...

The line that took too long
Jan 13, 2017 (WiC 351)

The newly opened Second Avenue Subway in New York has attracted a lot of attention across China’s social media-sphere since its debut on the first day of the year. Numerous media outlets reported that the new subway is merely 3.2km long with ...

Little ambassador
Nov 25, 2016 (WiC 347)

Since Donald Trump’s surprise win in the US presidential election, China’s social media has been even busier discussing America’s leader-in-waiting.

China's moved from imitation to innovation
Nov 18, 2016 (WiC 346)

Do you still think China’s economic edge lies in cheap and low-quality manufacturing and by copycatting Western technology? If the answer is yes, that means your impression is way out of date. The fact is that China has been making steady and ...

The finest congregation of dynastic homes
Nov 11, 2016 (WiC 345)

A British friend once asked me: “The UK has many beautiful stately homes, where are the Chinese stately homes? Where is China’s Downton Abbey?”

Why my Chinese friends prefer Donald Trump
Oct 21, 2016 (WiC 343)

With the US presidential election campaign entering its final stretch, I conducted an informal survey this week among my Chinese friends who reside in America. My poll comprised a dozen or so professionals and housewives aged 40 to 55, all born ...

Which gold medal in Rio carries the most weight for China?
Aug 26, 2016 (WiC 337)

As we reported in last week’s issue, China’s medal tally at the Rio Olympics has been relatively lacklustre compared to prior games, even trailing the UK in the table, and coming third. Thankfully some national pride was salvaged by the ...

Millennials and marriage
Jun 3, 2016 (WiC 327)

The death last week of the writer, playwright and translator Yang Jiang 杨绛 at the age of 105 caused a stir on China’s social media. It seemed that anybody who’d had a college education was posting or reposting articles, mostly flattering ...

What do the Chinese think of Mao?
May 20, 2016 (WiC 325)

Here is a tip for anyone wanting to deflect unwanted attention at Chinese banquets: just throw out the question “Was Chairman Mao mostly good or mostly bad?”

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Questions about Chinese culture

The line that took too long Jan 13, 2017 (WiC 351) The newly opened Second Avenue Subway in New York has attracted a lot of attention across China’s social media-sphere since its debut on the first day of the year. Numerous media outlets reported that the new subway is merely 3.2km long with ...

Little ambassador Nov 25, 2016 (WiC 347) Since Donald Trump’s surprise win in the US presidential election, China’s social media has been even busier discussing America’s leader-in-waiting.

The finest congregation of dynastic homes Nov 11, 2016 (WiC 345) A British friend once asked me: “The UK has many beautiful stately homes, where are the Chinese stately homes? Where is China’s Downton Abbey?”

Millennials and marriage Jun 3, 2016 (WiC 327) The death last week of the writer, playwright and translator Yang Jiang 杨绛 at the age of 105 caused a stir on China’s social media. It seemed that anybody who’d had a college education was posting or reposting articles, mostly flattering ...

What do the Chinese think of Mao? May 20, 2016 (WiC 325) Here is a tip for anyone wanting to deflect unwanted attention at Chinese banquets: just throw out the question “Was Chairman Mao mostly good or mostly bad?”

The line that took too long
Jan 13, 2017 (WiC 351)

The newly opened Second Avenue Subway in New York has attracted a lot of attention across China’s social media-sphere since its debut on the first day of the year. Numerous media outlets reported that the new subway is merely 3.2km long with ...

Little ambassador
Nov 25, 2016 (WiC 347)

Since Donald Trump’s surprise win in the US presidential election, China’s social media has been even busier discussing America’s leader-in-waiting.

The finest congregation of dynastic homes
Nov 11, 2016 (WiC 345)

A British friend once asked me: “The UK has many beautiful stately homes, where are the Chinese stately homes? Where is China’s Downton Abbey?”

Millennials and marriage
Jun 3, 2016 (WiC 327)

The death last week of the writer, playwright and translator Yang Jiang 杨绛 at the age of 105 caused a stir on China’s social media. It seemed that anybody who’d had a college education was posting or reposting articles, mostly flattering ...

What do the Chinese think of Mao?
May 20, 2016 (WiC 325)

Here is a tip for anyone wanting to deflect unwanted attention at Chinese banquets: just throw out the question “Was Chairman Mao mostly good or mostly bad?”