“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 not only unreasonable but a dire threat to social c…

“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 authorities as harmful to users—but more importantly, t…

Originally introduced by Xi Jinping in 2014, the “Two Creates” are shorthand for “creative transformation and innovative development,” which the leadership has applied more regularly since 2018 to identify what it says is a unique legacy of development in China that is carried on by the Chinese Communist Party. According to this new orthodox view of history, the “Two Creates” have allowed traditional Chinese culture to endure for thousands of years, and to remain relevant today, through ceaseless adaptation and reinvention. But it is also an argument to aid Xi’s long-term goal of combining traditional Chinese culture with Marxism.