Sinosphere: Q. and A.: How China’s National People’s Congress Works
The annual session of China’s legislature can provide important clues to the government’s priorities.
Hong Kong Bookseller Confesses on TV to Evading Rules on Shipping to Mainland
Gui Minhai was shown on Sunday night saying that he had circumvented China’s strict rules on importing books, in part…
Sinosphere: Scalping Tickets to the Doctor? Woman in Beijing Has Had Enough
A video of a woman denouncing those who resell hospital access for a profit was widely circulated online this week,…
Taiwan’s New Leader Faces a Weak Economy and China’s Might
Tsai Ing-wen, elected Saturday as Taiwan’s first female president, brings what some call a more calm and rational approach to…
Ex-News Executive in China Gets 4-Year Sentence for Extortion
A Shanghai court found that Shen Hao, the former chairman of 21st Century Media, had demanded advertising purchases from businesses…