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New Hot Job in China: “Mistress Discourager”
A new career is recently emerging in China. So-called “third person dissuaders” or “mistress discouragers” specialise in persuading mistresses to step back from their client’s marriage, and make an...
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New Law Combats China’s ‘Yinao’ Phenomenon
China has launched a new law to cope with the increasing social problem of patient-doctor violence, also called the ‘Yinao’ Phenomenon. The growing violence of patients against medical staff has made...
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Weibo Netizens Appeals to Cancel Movie Censorship in China
A draft law to promote China’s movie industry was submitted to the country’s top legislature for the first-round review on October 30th. It aims to regulate the fast-growing market, support domestic...
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China’s Neglected Problem: Student Kicked Out for Being Autistic
A young boy from Henan was sent away from school for being autistic, leading to furious reactions from Chinese netizens. China’s education system is failing our children with special needs, they say....
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Weibo Controversy over “Beijing Subway Breastfeeding”
Two separate events where women were publicly shamed for breastfeeding in public have caused controversy on Weibo. The issue attracted the attention of UNICEF and Beijing authorities. A Sina Weibo...
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China’s Year-end Bonus Game Has Just Started
The end of the year is approaching. This means that Chinese employees start to look forward to their annual year-end bonuses (年终奖). It is a tradition in China that can be both stressful and pleasant...
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Netizens Upset over Chinese Harvard Girl News Story
The news that an ordinary Chinese high school girl from Hangzhou was accepted by Harvard University created a stir amongst Chinese netizens on Sina Weibo this week. Thousands of Weibo users criticized...
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The Honeymoon Is Over: China’s Late Marriage Leave Cancelled
As of January 1st, the Chinese government has canceled the ‘late wedding leave’ that allowed China’s twenty-five-somethings to take a 30-day paid leave when getting married. With the policy’s...
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“Backbone of the Republic” Leaving China Angers Patriots
Chinese people are used to the news of wealthy people and celebrities immigrating overseas for the better living environment and a more promising future for their children. However, when Ni Ping (倪萍),...
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China’s New Year Gala Director Ignores Criticism
This year, which is the year of the monkey, China’s New Year Gala (春晚) was criticized as the most politicized in the history. Viewers criticized it as the most politicized in the event’s history and...
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Replacing One Yuan Banknotes with Coins on Trail in China
Five pilot cities in east China’s Shandong province will gradually take the one yuan banknotes out of circulation and replace them with one yuan coins, according to a Shandong-based newspaper on March...
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Think Twice About Marriage, Shanghai Counsels Couples
On a Tuesday afternoon in March, one of the young, soon-to-be-married couples at Shanghai’s Putuo District marriage registry was less than excited. Wei Jun, a premarital counselor, was asking the...
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Three Men Under One Roof
For over 15 years, Tan Zhiliang’s parents refused to let his family spend the country’s most important holiday — Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year — with them. Old and conservative, Tan’s...
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Abandoned Intersex Baby Rescued and Raised by Migrant Worker
Riding home on his electric scooter after work one day, Fan Xifa was stopped dead in his tracks by the sound of an infant crying. The cries, cutting through the noise of the heavy rain, led him to a...
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New Law Combats China’s ‘Yinao’ Phenomenon
China has launched a new law to cope with the increasing social problem of patient-doctor violence, also called the ‘Yinao’ Phenomenon. The growing violence of patients against medical staff has made...
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Weibo Netizens Appeals to Cancel Movie Censorship in China
A draft law to promote China’s movie industry was submitted to the country’s top legislature for the first-round review on October 30th. It aims to regulate the fast-growing market, support domestic...
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China’s Neglected Problem: Student Kicked Out for Being Autistic
A young boy from Henan was sent away from school for being autistic, leading to furious reactions from Chinese netizens. China’s education system is failing our children with special needs, they say....
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Letting Go of ‘Fangsheng’
On a sunny morning in late June, 50-year-old Liu Yidan prayed to Buddha as usual at Dabei Temple in Tianjin, a coastal municipality near Beijing. But this time she was pleased to see that there were no...
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How I Got Out and Saw the World
During my college years, my biggest goal in life was to see the world. I wanted to backpack Europe, hike all the national parks in the United States, and eat from local food vendors in Southeast Asia....
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HIV-Positive Students Ponder Life After High School
It’s the first day of the semester after the summer break, and a group of students gather in a schoolyard in northern China to watch the raising of the national flag. Dressed in their new uniforms,...
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