Viewpoint
02.03.22
Keeping the Flies Out
from Mekong Review
The first time I rode a public bus in China, in 1985, a young woman came up to me and ran her hand up and down my arm to feel the body hair. Foreigners were like rare animals then: precious, strange, probably dangerous. Surveillance was constant and...
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10.25.17A Chinese Exhibit Comparing Africans to Animals Shows the Problematic Racial Attitudes in China
Quartz
As a black woman in China, I’ve been relatively fortunate. My negative experiences have mostly consisted of being photographed and gawked at by Chinese people. While many of my fellow Africans have had much more traumatic experiences, my experience...
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05.08.17Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Finally Offers an English Language Option for Foreigners in China
TechCrunch
There’s good news for foreigners living in, or visiting, China after Didi Chuxing — the local ride-sharing leader — added support for English language and overseas credit cards to its service for the first time.
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03.30.17China Has an Irrational Fear of a “Black Invasion” Bringing Drugs, Crime, and Interracial Marriage
Quartz
A Chinese politician proudly shared with reporters his proposal on how to “solve the problem of the black population in Guangdong.” The province is widely known in China to have many African migrants.
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02.16.17Live-Streaming in China Now Requires a Broadcast License If You’re Not a Citizen
Mashable
Live streaming is taking off in China, but foreigners won’t be able to join in the fun.
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02.09.17China to Store All Foreigners’ Fingerprints upon Entry—with New Rule Starting in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post
Regulation, to be gradually rolled out at entry points nationwide, will affect all foreigners aged 14 to 70
Sinica Podcast
12.01.15
Live at the Bookworm, Part II
from Sinica Podcast
This is the second part of the Live Sinica discussion recorded last month during a special event at the Bookworm literary festival. In this show, David Moser and Kaiser Kuo were joined by China-newcomer Jeremy Goldkorn, fresh off the plane from...
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11.16.15The Young Foreigners Embedded in Chinese Local Government
Financial Times
Communist China has a long history of recruiting foreign experts to advise state-owned companies and teach at universities.
Sinica Podcast
07.27.15
Beijing’s Great Leap Forward: Microbrew in China
from Sinica Podcast
Great Leap Brewing is an institution. As one of the earliest American-style microbreweries in China, not only has the company rescued us from endless nights of Snow and Yanjing, but it has also given us something uniquely Chinese with its assortment...
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07.23.15China's '300': When Spartans Meet the Beijing Police
CNN
Half-naked models, dressed as Spartan warriors were subdued by Beijing police after a marketing stunt, promoting a salad delivery service.
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07.15.15China Detains South Africans, Britons Accused of Viewing 'Terror' Videos
Reuters
China detained nine foreign tourists including South Africans, Britons and an Indian national.
Media
06.17.15
American Students in China: It’s Not as Authoritarian as We Thought
For some American students about to embark on a study abroad trip to China, the U.S. media reports of Chinese Internet censorship, jailing of dissidents, and draconian population control laws may dominate their perception of the country. But after...
The NYRB China Archive
04.29.15
An American Hero in China
from New York Review of Books
One night in September, three hundred people crowded into the basement auditorium of an office tower in Beijing to hear a discussion between two of China’s most popular writers. One was Liu Yu, a thirty-eight-year-old political scientist and blogger...
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12.05.14Shunyi Foreign Foster Parent of 11 Disappears, Critically Ill Child at Hospital
Beijinger
The Legal Daily reported Thursday that the girl, called Phoebe, is one of 11 ethnic Chinese foster children the man has been raising in various apartments around Beijing, most recently at Capital Paradise in Shunyi.
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10.23.13Robbed in China? Remain Calm and Call a Foreigner
Foreign Policy
Photos circulating on Chinese social media have bolstered the perception among Chinese citizens that victims of crime who hold foreign passports are granted special treatment and more attention by the police.
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09.11.13The Puzzle of Identifying as Chinese
New York Times
In the U.S.A., there’s a tension between the self that is invented and the self that is inherited,” Chinese-American writer Gish Jen said. “But in China, it’s 20 percent of one and 80 percent of another,” whereas in America, “it’s the...
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06.26.12Evolving Attitudes to Foreigners
Global Times
Four years ago, Beijing sang "Beijing Welcomes You" for the 100-day countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games, but now the city has added an "if" during the 100-day crackdown on illegal foreigners. Beijing welcomes you if you are not...
Media
05.18.12
Drunken Brit Assaults Chinese Woman in Beijing
A drunken foreigner was caught sexually assaulting a Chinese woman in Beijing near the Xuanwumen subway station. Pedestrians stopped him and it ended in a fight. This video shows the initial confrontation with the foreigner and then jumps to the...