Category: Life

The Lure of the Dinner Party

The Lure of the Dinner Party

Last time we talked about the “Kunming Judge Knife Wenbing suspected of intentional homicide” case. In this case, the deputy…

The way out for social animals

The way out for social animals

The Parasite tells the story of Ji-woo’s family, who come from a poor background and live in the basement with…

China’s pension funds are short of a lot of money

China’s growing pension gap has left many of the country’s middle-aged and elderly worried about their retirement in recent years….

Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi Case Extended Again

Nov. 19 is the expiration date of the twice extended investigation period for Xu Zhiyong and rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi,…

Geng Xiaonan’s books increase to 200,000 Public Security steps up investigation

Beijing’s cultural celebrity Geng Xiaonan and her husband were detained by Beijing police. Geng Xiaonan, a Beijing-based cultural activist who…

Yi Fuxian: Many of China’s Policies are Based on Faulty Demographic Data

Yi Fuxian, a Chinese demographer currently doing research in the United States, recently published a paper arguing that China’s total…

14 Things to Do in the Fall

14 Things to Do in the Fall

1. Throw away the iced drinks of summer and make a pot of tea. Yu Dafu “Autumn in the old…

What exactly is the "American Dream"?

What exactly is the “American Dream”?

The buzzword “American Dream” is the origin of many dreams in the world, with an endless stream of imitators. Some…

Former Central Party School's I.W. Deng Accused of Threatening National Security, Account Frozen

Former Central Party School’s I.W. Deng Accused of Threatening National Security, Account Frozen

Two years ago, political scientist I.W. Deng and his wife’s bank accounts in China were suddenly frozen. What an “amoral”…