China Society

China has developed a new voice recognition system, connecting speakers’ voice features to their identification information for the purpose of building a database of “voiceprints.” The system will be used for authentication of people’s identities on the internet, as well as in the areas of medical treatment, education, financial services, transportation, and tourism, according to […]

The community committee of a residential district in Beijing has required all residents who have ever lived in other countries to register detailed information to the local Chinese Communist Party authorities. Residents who fall under the inspection requirement include those who have returned to China after living as an expat in other countries, as well […]

Beijing is once again enveloped by heavy smog, raising concerns about serious air pollution. From March 26 to 28, the city was under “orange alert.” China has a four-color alert system, from least to most severe: blue, yellow, orange, and red. An orange alert indicates that smog has decreased visibility to less than 1.24 miles and the […]

BEIJING—U.S. short-term rental service Airbnb said it would start disclosing host information to Chinese government agencies starting on Friday, as the San Francisco-based company complies with regulations in China. China’s strict regulations on residency require citizens and tourists to register their addresses with the police when they arrive in the country or stay at a […]

An uptick in AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) among Beijing youth has alarmed health authorities. According to the latest statistics from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (BMCE), college students accounted for half of the city’s HIV positive patients. Male college students accounted for 98 percent of them. According to BMCE statistics about AIDS occurrence […]

A celebrated doctor at an affiliated facility of Fourth Military Medical University in Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi Province, has committed suicide, according to a March 19 Twitter post from user Fan Xiaoke. Chinese authorities have not yet confirmed his death. According to the post, Li Jinge jumped from the 30th-floor window of his apartment. The […]

BEIJING—China is consolidating film, news, and publishing regulation under the powerful Chinese Communist Party propaganda department, strengthening Beijing’s grip over content as the country looks to bolster its “soft power” domestically and overseas. The media shake-up, reported by Reuters on Wednesday and confirmed by state-run media Xinhua, signals tighter media control amid a broad crackdown on news, online content, and […]

Caught on state television, a Chinese reporter rolled her eyes during a press conference for the Chinese regime’s very predictable, mostly ceremonial rubber-stamp legislature sessions. She instantly became an internet sensation in China. The incident also inadvertently revealed how the regime handpicks so-called “foreign journalists” to attend its press events, who are actually closely associated […]

The China-based sports brand Qiaodan Sports Company—its name phonetically imitating the popular U.S. footwear brand, Air Jordan—is countersuing for trademark infringement. It demanded Air Jordan’s producer, Nike, to apologize in public and pay compensation fees of 300,000 yuan (approximately $47,400). Nike has been in a copyright battle with Qiaodan Sports Company, based in China’s southern […]

A video released from the set of upcoming movie “Crazy Alien” appears to show a dog getting flung through the air in a spinning cage. The video has already infuriated PETA, and it is not the only purported instance of animal abuse happening on the set. “Crazy Alien” features “Glee” alumni, Matthew Morrison. The movie is currently […]

Former soccer player Vladimir Gerasimov, 28, was knocked to the ground by a car while riding an electric scooter in China on March 8, reported The Moscow Evening News on March 12. The driver escaped from the scene, though Gerasimov was seriously injured. Despite the many passersby who walked by the busy street, no one […]

Jackie Chan, the Hong Kong movie star who gained fame for portraying Chinese martial arts during his prime years, is now pushing for a new law in China to outlaw Bushido, Japan’s own martial arts tradition, known as the the code of the samurai. “Bushido” literally means “the Dao of martial arts,” emphasizing the upright […]

BUENOS AIRES–Argentina has issued an international capture order for five Chinese boats it says were illegally fishing in its waters, the coast guard said in a statement on Thursday, following a failed attempt to detain one of the boats at sea. Federal Judge Eva Parcio de Seleme approved the order to capture the Jing Yuan […]

This flu season has been particularly severe, considered one of the worst in a decade in the United States, and sickening many in different parts of the globe, from Hong Kong to Australia. In China, deaths caused by the flu may be underreported, which has kept the public unaware and unprepared for the brutal virus, […]

A recent murder story has captured the attention of Chinese media and netizens. And unlike most murder cases, many people are siding with the killer. On Chinese New Year eve, 35-year-old Zhang Koukou sought revenge on the three people who were involved in his mother’s death. Zhang witnessed his mother getting beaten to death when […]

The Chinese regime’s annual Lunar New Year gala broadcast on state television has once again drawn ire for what viewers felt was its blatant propaganda. Every year, CCTV puts on a pageantry of song, dance, and comedy sketches praising the Chinese Communist Party. Lampooning the show’s overtly political messages and tasteless performances has also become […]

BEIJING—One of the most sacred locations in Tibetan Buddhism, the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa, caught fire on Feb. 17, but there were no reports of any casualties and the extent of the damage was unclear. The state-run Tibet Daily said part of the monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a history of more than 1,000 years, […]

SHANGHAI—A skit on the annual Lunar New Year gala put on by CCTV, China’s state television broadcaster, featured a Chinese actress made up to appear African, provoking accusations of racism by Chinese netizens online. The actress, Lou Naiming, appeared on stage in colorful garb with her face and arms colored brown, carrying a fruit basket on her head, and accompanied […]

China’s notorious reputation as the leading producer of counterfeit goods has officially been recognized. Aktion Plagiarius, a German organization that raises awareness about intellectual property theft, recently awarded Chinese companies top prizes in its annual “Plagiarius” awards that name and shame imitators. Counterfeit goods cost Germany’s economy about 30 billion euros (about $36.7 billion) annually, […]

BEIJING—A woman was killed and 12 other people injured after a man carried out a knife attack in a mall in a busy shopping district in the Chinese capital, Beijing, police said on Sunday. Beijing police said in a short statement they had detained a man over the early afternoon attack at the Joy City […]