It’s exam season in China. Relax?

The national college entrance exam is less than two weeks away, and 9 million Chinese high school students are freaking out. That’s normal. But in a sign that Chinese educational habits are changing, teachers at…

China confirms deployment of online army

The development of China’s “Online Blue Army” unit is for improving the defense capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, citied by Beijing News. Launching the “Online…

IPR protection benefits all

China has built its economy on cheap labor and at huge environmental and social costs. Now that it is the second largest economy, China must take forceful measures to promote innovation to change its economic…

Let go of “WuMaoDang” and “50- cent Party”

WuMaoDang (0.5 RMB Party) is Chinese vocabulary for Internet commentators Or Wu Mao (something of 50-cent in English) Internet commentators, people hired to post comments favorable towards the government policies in an attempt to shape…

Finding a role for the lost generation

  China will be experiencing an explosion in its population of senior citizens over the next 20 years; they are the progeny of the pre-family planning era. In 2010, about 115 million people in China…

New express buses trigger mixed reaction

New express bus saves time, but motorists say roads affected Passengers who rode the new non-stop bus from Tongzhou district to downtown Beijing shaved 10 minutes off their commute on Tuesday, according to transport managers….

Health funding freeze shows NGO dilemma

A leading charity organization has moved to stop around $1.3 billion in disease control funding from going to a Chinese agency, blaming the recipient of mishandling the money and of a lack of transparency. The…