China is often perceived as a monolith — not just politically, but socially and culturally, too. Nothing could be further from the truth, and The China Project dives deep into its diverse and changing society and culture on a daily basis.
Han Shaogong’s novel is a collection of vignettes written by a sent-down youth during the Cultural Revolution. As Kirkus Reviews says, "The result is a subtle and smashingly effective critique of the futility of totalitarian efforts to suppress language and thought."
On February 11, 1958, the People's Republic of China introduced a new system for rendering the Chinese language, using not characters but the Latin alphabet. The move was revolutionary.
As Washington policymakers grow increasingly hawkish toward China, Hollywood is under mounting scrutiny for bending over backward to give Chinese censors what they want.
Plastic is the perfect symbol for the hazards of materialism, and it’s a source of inspiration for Sun Yitian, one of China’s most intriguing artists under 30.
The China Project sat down with producer and director Charles Abelmann to discuss his latest documentary, English Hustle, which tells the story of the rise and fall of the online English tutoring sector in China from the perspective of foreign teachers.
“The U.S. should respect the floating freedom of the balloon,” a Weibo user wrote. Others are mocking America for being easily spooked, while some are expressing doubts about the Chinese government's explanation that the 'airship' was for meteorological purposes only.
The mysterious circumstances around the body of a missing teenager have stirred up speculation on social media, with many suspecting that something is amiss.
Graham Peck identified and sympathized with the suffering of the Chinese people under a corrupt Nationalist government. His observations ran counter to popular China scholarship at the time, but then again, Peck was a different kind of China Hand.
Although local officials said the policy was not meant to encourage unmarried couples to become parents, Chinese internet users believed that it had everything to do with the country’s recent population decline.