Jiayun (Jenny) Feng is the Society and Culture Editor at The China Project. Born and raised in Shanghai, she is a bilingual journalist committed to reporting on China-related issues with a global perspective.
In some countries, trans rights and legal protections are now a key topic of national debate. China's trans community is instead quietly grappling with more immediate problems, such as overwhelming rejection from family members and difficulty in obtaining appropriate medication.
After two years of delays due to the coronavirus, the in-person portion of COP15, a key United Nations biodiversity summit, will finally take place in Kunming later this year. Prior to the event, China already demonstrated its commitment to addressing nature loss.
A new study by a law firm finds that Chinese judges continue to trivialize intimate partner violence and blame its victims, despite society’s growing awareness of the issue.
Given the long-standing rivalry between China and South Korea, Viktor Ahn, who was hired as a technical adviser for the Chinese national short-track team in the lead-up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was a rare South Korean celebrity who enjoyed near unanimous love from Chinese internet users. But no longer.
Here are three key social issues that were brought up at China’s biggest political event of the year.
Open feminist activism is not allowed in China even though the country began celebrating International Women’s Day in 1950. But this year, college students still found ways to celebrate the holiday with attitude.
A recent survey shows parental expectations also remain high, despite the ban on for-profit tutors.
As one of the world’s largest operators of data centers, Tencent was responsible for 5.1 million tons of carbon dioxide last year, roughly one-tenth of what the entire city of New York emitted in 2020. The company is apparently aware of the problem and is seeking multiple methods to achieve zero emissions.
It costs more to raise a kid in China than it does in Japan and the United States.