A high-profile JD.com consumer complaint showed how difficult it can be for Chinese shoppers to obtain refunds, accountability, and basic consumer protection even on major e-commerce platforms.
The Hangzhou nanny arson case became a national symbol of middle-class insecurity in China, raising questions about household safety, property management, emergency response, and legal accountability.
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At the entrance of the residential area of Blue Qianjiang, flowers and candles were placed with care in front of the pictures of a mother with her three young kids who are the victims of the tragic Hangzhou Arson. Read more
Wang Quanzhang’s disappearance and detention became one of the clearest examples of China 709 crackdown on human rights lawyers, legal assistants, activists, and civil society.
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August 2015, Wang Quanzhang was arrested by the Chinese police. He became another victim of the 9th of July crackdown on human rights lawyers in China. Read more
The film Amazing China became a case study in state propaganda, box office pressure, and public skepticism after reports suggested that schools, companies, and officials were pushed to watch it.
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The first month of the Chinese lunar calendar is important for Chinese movies and films. This month is called “New Year movie season”. Similar to the summer holiday movie season in the United States, most Chinese people in mainland China will have an entire week off from work and school to celebrate Chinese New Year. Movies in the theater during New Year movie season have the potential for great box office numbers. In this month, a movie calledAmazing Chinais on every top topic. Why? Read more
A 2018 China MeToo case revived public attention to sexual harassment, campus accountability, and a decade-old sexual abuse allegation that raised serious questions about justice and public memory.
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At the beginning of 2018, while people were still celebrating the New Year, there were two pieces of news trending on the mainstream media platforms in China. Unlike the inspiring speech President Xi gives on national television, those two headlines are “embarrassing” enough for most of the officers in the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China. One of them is a sexual assault case in China from 10 years ago. Read more
A Beijing family’s flu-season story revealed the strain of hospital access, ICU care, oxygen supply, medical costs, and emergency decision-making in China’s health system.