Trial by Social Media? The Boundaries of Feminist Teaching in China
On September 29, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) announced the dismissal of a teacher surnamed Pei, widely identified in reporting…
China’s ‘Internet Addiction’ Schools Are Now Locking Up Adults
In March, a 21-year-old music student in Beijing arrived at an apartment complex to teach a piano lesson. Waiting for…
China’s Male Matchmakers and the End of ‘Marrying Up’
In early 2024, a grandmotherly figure known as “Wang Po”(王婆) became a national sensation in China for her folksy matchmaking…
What a Chongqing Fandom Clash Reveals About China’s Gender Divide
Waving Chinese national flags and singing the military anthem are sights more commonly associated with state-sanctioned patriotic rallies. Yet on…
China’s Visibility Gap Around the Trump-Xi Summit
Beijing formally confirmed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s September 23-25 visit to the United States on September 21, just two days…
A Woman Exposed China’s Cat-Abuse Networks – and Paid a Terrible Price
In April, a 29-year-old woman traveling in Hainan swallowed a bottle of pills in a hotel room. Two days earlier,…