In China, Oscars Ceremony Touches Nerves Over Hong Kong, Snowden
on February 23, 2015
Common spoke about dreams of better lives, including “people in Hong Kong fighting for democracy."
Five Predictions for Chinese Censorship in the Year of the Sheep
on February 23, 2015
Blocked websites, jailed journalists, and nationalist rhetoric have long been features of the Chinese Communist Party’s media control strategy. During the Year of the Horse, which just ended on China’s lunar calendar, President Xi Jinping and his colleagues ramped up the intensity of their control methods, while relying on revived or new tactics (like airing dissenters’ televised confessions and promoting centrally controlled social media news feeds) in an effort to dominate the information environment.
The China-Russia NGO Crackdown
on February 23, 2015
China Protests India Leader’s Visit to Disputed Border Area
on February 22, 2015
A large portion of the Austria-size state is claimed by China, and the two sides fought a border war over the area in 1962.
Still Not Married? | Original Chinese Version
on February 20, 2015
‘Still Not Married?’ A Graphic Guide to Surviving Chinese New Year
on February 20, 2015
Maya Hong is a Beijing transplant from a small town outside of Harbin, the icy city not far from China’s border with Siberia. Though proud of her glacial origins and skilled at combating subzero temperatures, over the years Hong, 30, has had to add to her repertoire to stay comfortable on her visits home. Lately, in addition to the lancing Arctic winds she faces a yearly inquisition from relatives and neighbors about why she is returning home for the Chinese New Year without a husband or news of an imminent engagement.
Major China Apple Supplier Pays Workers Less Than Foxconn
A Q&A with Kevin Slaten of China Labor Watch
on February 20, 2015
Apple, the world’s most beloved maker of sleek mobile phones, powerful personal computers, and slim portable music players recently reported record profits—money a new report from the New York-based nongovernmental organization China Labor Watch (CLW) says is dependent upon using cheap and exploited Chinese labor.
Upon the release last week of the full CLW report, “Analyzing Labor Conditions of Pegatron and Foxconn: Apple’s Low-Cost Reality,” ChinaFile caught up with one of its authors, Kevin Slaten.
Still Not Married? | 1
on February 20, 2015
Beijing Touts ‘Cyber-Sovereignty’ In Internet Governance
Global Technology Firms Could Mine Silver Lining
on February 19, 2015
It has been a difficult few weeks for global technology companies operating in China.
Is Chinese Corporate Behavior Improving in Africa?
A China in Africa Podcast
on February 19, 2015
The list of grievances against Chinese companies operating in Africa is long and varied, from violations of labor rights to environmental destruction to widespre
