For anybody unfamiliar with China, it might have sounded like an odd thing to say. In the lead-up to September 10, the day recognised by the central government as Teachers’ Day, President Xi Jinping underlined the rights of teachers and the need protect their high social status. As it suggested ways to implement Xi’s directions, … Read more
Gao Zhen, a Chinese artist who is known for his critical depictions of Mao Zedong, has been detained under a law banning the defamation of “heroes and martyrs”. In a post published on Facebook on Saturday, the artist’s brother Gao Qiang said the 58-year-old had been detained on Monday when police came to the pair’s … Read more
“Our generation boldly ventured into uncharted waters … we ‘crossed the river by feeling the stones’,” she said, referring to the metaphor Deng used to describe China’s gradual approach to those policies. Guo, who had recently graduated with a major in English translation, started at the company as an assistant earning 8,400 yuan a year. … Read more
As China celebrates the 120th anniversary of the birth of the late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the seemingly contradictory duality of the man and his legacy continue to resonate. In Chinese culture, 60 years is known as jiazi, representing the full alignment cycle between heaven and earth. The commemoration of Deng’s 120th birthday on August … Read more
Deng died in 1997 aged 92, and China holds a major event every 10 years to commemorate his birth. 03:09 Deng Xiaoping’s role in transforming China Deng Xiaoping’s role in transforming China The State Post Bureau said on Monday that it would issue two new commemorative stamps, and last week Jiefang Daily, the official newspaper … Read more
In a proposed regulation published online for public solicitation last month, China’s Ministry of Public Security and the Cyberspace Administration outlined in a 16-article document plans for an national identification system that would authenticate the country’s netizens on all internet platforms. But there are worrying signs that public feedback is going unheeded. In accordance with … Read more
In it, Lao said she was the target of online attacks which she compared to the big character posters – da zi bao in Chinese – which were a popular way to attack political opponents during the Cultural Revolution. According to Lao, the attacks followed her objections to the digital ID plan released on July … Read more
More than 2,000 years of governance in ancient China has given us the impression that the Chinese legal system has a significant “genetic defect”. So I think my life has been fulfilling because I have been able to think about China’s future based on historical comparisons between Chinese and Western legal systems, which is also … Read more
But a new generation of writers is looking beyond recent memory to China’s distant past for inspiration. They view China’s ancient dynasties as something to be celebrated – an attitude that coincides with growing national and cultural pride among young Chinese. Author Ma Boyong is among the most celebrated of this set, having won the … Read more
