To get a grasp of current affairs and politics in China today, you might have to brush up on your dialectical materialism. The rhetoric of China’s conservative left seems to be on the rise. Is Stalin (left) making a comeback?
A remark by MOFA spokeswoman Jiang Yu exposes the contempt some Chinese officials have for rule of law.
An editorial in the overseas edition of People’s Daily says Middle Eastern-style political movements will not touch China.
A hardline editorial in the official Beijing Daily says enemies who have sought to “incite illegal assemblies” in China will fail.
On the eve of the “two meetings,” veteran Chinese diplomat Wu Jianmin writes in People’s Daily that what China and the world need is development, not democracy.
In the midst of tightening controls, real “fake news” is published with impunity while real news is attacked as “fake” by government officials who fear exposure.
A new draft regulation meant to put a stop to forced demolitions and their social fallout has been passed in principle. Does it matter?
An official Xinhua news photo from a meeting of top propaganda leaders this month sends a strong message on media control.
As instances of students ratting out their teachers are on the rise in China, Zhang Ming explores the present and historical reasons.
Coverage of recent elections in Australia, the U.S, Taiwan and now Burma has been consumed hungrily by Chinese. Yang Hengjun asks why Chinese are so obsessed with foreign elections, and points out that misunderstandings still abound.