Epoch China Blog

Leung Chai-yan, the daughter of Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying, says her mother abused her on social media, an allegation the Chief Executive denies.

Global Times, China’s reliably angry nationalist newspaper, published an article lambasting prominent China scholar David Shambaugh for a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.

HONG KONG—Five days after rapper Common sent a shout-out to the Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators during an Oscars acceptance speech, Selma opened to a full house in the city.

The Hong Kong police has scheduled “arrest appointments” for another batch of protesters who took part in last year’s pro-democracy street demonstrations on Thursday.

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement got an unexpected but welcome call of support at the 2015 Oscars.

Unpopular pro-establishment Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip experienced a smashing start to the Year of the Sheep.

Hong Kong’s “wolf” just unsettled the city’s residents by asking them to take after this Lunar New Year’s zodiac animal.

The Facebook account of the Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, announced on Feb. 10 that Alex Chow and Lester Shum, two major figures from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement, would appear in Geneva on the 24th to speak at the summit.

“Out of control.” That’s what a Hong Kong magistrate called the illicit transport of milk powder from the city last year.

Chinese millionaire Liu Han, his brother and three associates were executed on Feb. 9 for a series of charges, including murder and organized crime, according to state media reports. Liu reportedly had close ties to Zhou Bin, son of former security czar Zhou Yongkang.

Corruption busters in China continue to follow three tactics that they used last year, which were successful, to bring down more corrupt officials in China, People’s Daily reported on Feb. 4.

UniGroup Relocation, an international moving company, recently conducted a study showing that twice as many expatriates left China than arrived in 2014.

The Chinese Communist Party has released a video extolling its own brilliance.

Officials in the Chinese Communist Party and government were involved in over 700,000 extramarital affairs in 2014, according to Hong Kong media.

Leung Chai-yan, the daughter of Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying, says her mother abused her on social media, an allegation the Chief Executive denies.

Global Times, China’s reliably angry nationalist newspaper, published an article lambasting prominent China scholar David Shambaugh for a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.

HONG KONG—Five days after rapper Common sent a shout-out to the Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators during an Oscars acceptance speech, Selma opened to a full house in the city.

The Hong Kong police has scheduled “arrest appointments” for another batch of protesters who took part in last year’s pro-democracy street demonstrations on Thursday.

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement got an unexpected but welcome call of support at the 2015 Oscars.

Unpopular pro-establishment Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip experienced a smashing start to the Year of the Sheep.

Hong Kong’s “wolf” just unsettled the city’s residents by asking them to take after this Lunar New Year’s zodiac animal.

The Facebook account of the Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, announced on Feb. 10 that Alex Chow and Lester Shum, two major figures from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement, would appear in Geneva on the 24th to speak at the summit.

“Out of control.” That’s what a Hong Kong magistrate called the illicit transport of milk powder from the city last year.

Chinese millionaire Liu Han, his brother and three associates were executed on Feb. 9 for a series of charges, including murder and organized crime, according to state media reports. Liu reportedly had close ties to Zhou Bin, son of former security czar Zhou Yongkang.

Corruption busters in China continue to follow three tactics that they used last year, which were successful, to bring down more corrupt officials in China, People’s Daily reported on Feb. 4.

UniGroup Relocation, an international moving company, recently conducted a study showing that twice as many expatriates left China than arrived in 2014.

The Chinese Communist Party has released a video extolling its own brilliance.

Officials in the Chinese Communist Party and government were involved in over 700,000 extramarital affairs in 2014, according to Hong Kong media.