Feminism never took root in China, but things are changing, notes author Zhang Lijia, in het weblog. Although activists have to be careful as public protests are still strictly controlled.Read More →
There is no lack of creativity in china, says economic analyst Arthur Kroeber in the Wall Street Journal. But that overwhelming creativity does not translate very well into business. And the internet censorship does not help.Read More →
Author Zhang Lijia researches her upcoming book in prostitution in China, and dives into the conservative mindset on wife-beating. In the South China Morning Post she tells about her meeting with Chen Guihua in Tianjin. She sees some bright spots for the future.Read More →
Author Zhang Lijia gives some good advises just ahead of the Year of the Black Snake, on her weblog. Be careful, she warn, in business, marriage and other decisions, since it is a year full of uncertainty and danger. About the Chinese New Year.Read More →
Domestic violence against women is high on the agenda after Kim Lee, the US wife of celebrity Li Yang, won her divorce in a Beijing court. But other women have it way tougher, author Zhang Lijia writes in The Guardian, and strengthening of domestic violence laws is urgently needed.Read More →
Eight percent growth has seen by many economist as a red flag for China’s economy. When China grows less than eight percent, panic is near. But business analyst Shaun Rein explains in an opinion piece for the BBC why the country can remain stable with a lower growth.Read More →
Ambitions are high among the rising Chinese middle class and most of the parents put a lot of pressure on their only child to perform at school. Just getting an undergrad degree is for most not done, tells China veteran Paul French in the Wall Street Journal.Read More →
Journalist Howard French documented in his much praise Shanghai photographs a fast changing society. Evan Osnos of the New Yorker interviewed French on his “Disappearing Shanghai: Photographs and Poems of an Intimate Way of Life”.Read More →
The fast rise in prosperity and high expectation might life for the generation of single children tough, very tough, with increasing daily pressure, tells China veteran Paul French in the Telegraph.Read More →
Celebrity author Zhang Lijia is preparing two books on prostitution in China, one fiction, the other non-fiction. An arduous task, she explains in WildChina.com.Read More →
What if you meet somebody who says he wants to end his life. Author Zhang Lijia recalls meeting a suicidal security guard at evening and writes a beautiful account of a sad love story on her weblog.Read More →
“The End of Cheap China” is a good place to start, Reuters advises people who want to do business in China, in a review of author Shaun Rein’s bestseller.Read More →