Reinventing China's Abortion Police
on May 5, 2016
Family planning officers were trained for new jobs as teachers of parents and grandparents how to develop toddlers' minds by talking, singing and reading to them.
As Trump Becomes Presumptive Nominee, China Urges Objectivity
on May 5, 2016
"We hope people in all fields can rationally and objectively view this relationship." Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.
Philippine Front-Runner Duterte Floats New Tactic in South China Sea Dispute
on May 5, 2016
Davao City mayor’s proposal is at odds with U.S.’s multilateral response on maritime disputes.
China Turns to Song and Dance in Thanking Workers on Disputed Island
on May 5, 2016
One of the most applauded songs of the evening was “This Is the Kind of Man We Want to Marry.”
Meet China's RoboCop: The Robot Police Officer Who Doesn't Tire—or Second-Guess Commands
on May 5, 2016
Defence researchers have developed AnBot, a robot that can seize suspects and deliver shocks.
Inside the Main Prayer Hall of Najiahu Mosque
on May 5, 2016
An observant man walks to the corner of the main prayer hall of Najiahu Mosque before mid-day prayer.
If China Builds It, Will the Arab World Come?
on May 5, 2016
In May 2016, the Emirates airline inaugurated its new direct service to the Chinese city of Yinchuan. Yinchuan joins Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou as destinations served by Emirates, meaning that a passenger who boards a plane in Dubai is now able to fly nonstop to China’s first, second, third, or 71st most populous urban area.
Tang Yu Zhi Dao
on May 4, 2016
Bamboo slips from the Tang Yu Zhi Dao, an ancient text from the Guodian excavation advocating ‘rule by the most meritorious’ and ‘abdication as a means of succession.’ According to Sarah Allan in Buried Ideas, it ‘reflects ideas that were current in the late fifth and early fourth centuries BCE.’
Q. and A.: Roderick MacFarquhar on the Cultural Revolution and China Today
on May 4, 2016
Interest of the Cultural Revolution, unleashed by Mao Zedong 50 years ago, has grown recently.