China formulated the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence as a common ground for the Non-Aligned Movement — nations that declined to take a side in the Cold War rivalry between the US and USSR. Today, China has found renewed use for it in its own rivalry with the US.

“Radical feminist” is a term of derision hurled at Chinese women who dare to stand up and raise their voices, challenging social mores and traditional definitions of their role and value. The term, which can also be used by state media to suggest that assertions of women’s rights are divisive, implies that women’s expectations for equality are n…

“Scaling the Wall” is a slang phrase used since the 2000s in China to describe the act of domestic internet users bypassing government restrictions on foreign websites and content imposed by the system of technical and human controls known collectively as the “Great Firewall.” Domestic web controls prevent access to content regarded by the autho…