China is the first country to deem internet addiction a clinical disorder and has established 400 treatment centers to address this public health concern. Web Junkie by Israeli directors Shosh...
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Due in no small part to media idolization of him as an artist-dissident, Ai Weiwei’s unwavering criticism of the Chinese government frequently comes off as a narrow, personal fight. However, in this interview in...
Filial piety is one of the tenets of Chinese culture, and, according to China’s second most recognized classical philosopher Mencius (??), the worst of the three ways one could be...
One of the internet’s simple pleasures is the Google Doodle which is updated daily with a image, animation, or game relevant to that day. Since 2009 , the Doodle as seen by audiences...
If you missed last week’s conversation with Leta Hong Fincher, Rebecca Karl, and Susan Jakes about gender inequality in China, the New America NYC has a written a recap and posted an...
Between 1995 and 2007, the percentage of urban households in China who owned refrigerators rose from 7% to 95%. Without this increase, the Sanquan (三全) frozen dumpling factory in Zhengzhou probably...
“The whole country is moving at warp speed…in a sense, it makes no structural sense that a country that is so large can actually make as many large pivots as it...
The Green Turtle was a comic book superhero created by Hawaiian-born Chinese American artist Chu Fook Hing. During the Green Turtle’s short five-issue run in Blazing Comics in 1944, he fought in China during World...
On July 24, the New America Foundation and ChinaFile will host a discussion on gender inequality in China with: – Leta Hong Fincher, author (Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender...
Like fireworks? Yeah, so do we. Ever wonder where and how these pyrotechnics are made before they end up for sale as fireworks in Chester or other areas? Like many...