A letter praising ‘counter-terrorism’ program in Xinjiang from 37 countries
An extraordinary event in human rights diplomacy happened in the last week: Two unprecedented letters to the president of the UN Human Rights…
China Film Administration: We want more good (read: patriotic) content
As Chinese audiences were grappling with an unusually bleak summer season caused by
For the Xi’an traveler, learn about the man behind the Terracotta Army
This week’s column comes from one of Kaiser’s answers originally posted to Quora on July 13, 2019: What tips do you have for someone…
Chinese diplomat defends China’s Xinjiang policy with old-fashioned racism
Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 is the deputy chief of mission of the Chinese embassy in Islamabad. He is also a prolific Twitterer, with 190,000 followers,…
The SupChina Q2 2019 Red Paper
Get up to speed on all the important news from China in the second…
Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen visits New York, protesters scuffle
Photo by Johanna Costigan On Monday, July 8, the U.S. approved a $2.2 billion sale of arms and…
Anta shrugs off short-seller report, targets Zion Williamson for shoe deal
The China Sports Column is a SupChina weekly feature in which China Sports Insider Mark Dreyer looks at the week that was in…
Friday Song: Ai Jing’s yearning for Hong Kong in ‘My 1997’
“1997, please come soon, then I can go to Hong Kong.” In 1992, in the eyes of many on the mainland, Hong Kong was…
Was Shandong University arranging girlfriends for male foreign students?
On Chinese college campuses, one tradition that has been taken for granted is schools’ brazen…
‘The government is powerful, but it can’t shut us down’: Lü Pin on China’s #MeToo movement
Lü Pin 吕频 is a leading feminist activist currently based in the U.S. She has been working on women’s rights issues for more…
5 questions about Disney’s ‘Mulan’ trailer
Last weekend, Disney unveiled the first trailer for its much-anticipated live-action Mulan, which is set for a release later next year. In the…
1973: When kung fu ruled the American box office
In 1973, American movie-goers could not get enough of Hong Kong cinema, with the top three spots at the box office,…
Sinica Podcast: Talking Genealogy with the people behind MyChinaRoots
This week’s Sinica Podcast is now live. This week, Kaiser chats with Huihan Lie, founder of the genealogical research startup MyChinaRoots, and…
Xinjiang: Joint letter at UN signed by 22 countries, but not U.S.
Reuters reports that “Nearly two dozen countries have called on China to halt its mass detention of ethnic Uighurs in…
‘Broken Wings’: Jia Pingwa’s controversial novel explores human trafficking and rural China
Locked up in the cave, the only thing connecting me to the outside world was that one window and its lattice…
