Government censorship in China has increasingly targeted books, bookstores, and publishers. Last fall, over a dozen ...

The recent “4+4” scandal, which started with the public exposure of one doctor’s extramarital affairs and medical malpractice ...

In response to reports that India and Pakistan have agreed to a tenuous ceasefire following several days of intense military ...

Due to the “present complicated geopolitical situation,” the Hong Kong government has decided the city needs even more ...

At Project Sinopsis, Ansel Li examines how many young Chinese are seeking solace in mystical crystals and spirituality-based ...

A viral scandal that started out as the tale of one doctor’s extramarital affairs and medical malpractice has exploded into a ...

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Ermeiyaoxiaodao (@二枚腰小道): GFW (Great Firewall of China) has blocked all Google services, including Google Scholar, which is essential to research. If you think this is unacceptable, we ...

Code name for Zhou Yongkang, former public security chief and close ally of fallen Chongqing party secretary Bo Xilai; a popular brand of instant noodles. The kāng 康 in the brand name is the ...

This Communist Party slogan was heavily used during the Cultural Revolution, an era in which citizens were incentivized to spy on and even falsely accuse family and neighbors of being disloyal to ...

Young, nationalistic netizen who attacks the social media accounts of people perceived to have slighted China, typically as part of a large "expedition" across the Great Firewall to Facebook.

In December 2023, we published a revised edition of the Lexicon as an eBook, which includes updated entries for 104 of the most salient terms we have collected over the past 20 years. Please ...