Why a TV Show About Celebrity Fathers Has Enraptured China
Where Are We Going, Dad? presents a new generation of men who, in a break from Chinese tradition, now take an active role in their children's lives.
China: The Year in Smog
2013 will be remembered as the year that the country's air pollution problem went mainstream.
Chairman Mao's Everyman Makeover
The Comrade Mao Zedong Memorial Museum, which once portrayed the leader as a revolutionary icon, now presents him as an incorruptible leader. What this shift in emphasis says about contemporary China.
How Should the U.S. Respond to China's Bullying of American Journalists?
Pursuing reciprocal measures against the Chinese media is logical, fair, and justified. Here's why it's a terrible idea.
Why China's Former Security Czar Is in Serious Trouble
The house arrest of Zhou Yongkang is the latest sign of Xi Jinping's consolidation of power. But why is it happening?
China and Russia Aren't the Only Major Countries Repressing Journalism
Beijing and Moscow's media crackdown has deflected attention away from Washington's own shoddy treatment of journalists.
Are Chinese People the World's Most Materialistic?
A new survey claims that in China, people identify their success by the things they own more than in any other country in the world. But is this so unusual in a developing country?
How Fixed-Gear Bikes Made Cycling Cool in China
In a country where two-wheelers once symbolized backwardness and poverty, Ines Brunn's hip, eco-friendly devices have become a smash hit.
A Question for 60 Minutes: Why Would China Want to Destroy the Global Economy?
The CBS program implies that Asia's biggest country has the intention and ability to damage every computer on earth.
A Coming Golden Age for American Companies in China?
Recent reforms—and a pending bilateral treaty—would make it easier for U.S. firms to compete in the country. But obstacles to full economic fairness remain.
Tibet's Tense New Reality
Checkpoints with fire extinguishers, pincer-wielding police officers, and spies disguised as monks—welcome to daily life in Lhasa.
Mapping China's Coal Plant Deaths
The energy-producing facilities claimed 257,000 people in 2011. Here's where mortalities are highest.
China's Booming New Industry: Death
In a country where cremation was once mandatory, wealthy Chinese now turn to “death care services” companies that offer opulent memorial packages.
China Aviation Update: Let's Look on the Bright Side
Why China's pilots have the opportunity to be the world's best.
China's Air Pollution Is So Awful You Can See It From Space
NASA captures a 750-mile trail of haze on camera.
What Confucius Teaches Us About Modern American Justice
Massachusetts prosecutors will try Philip Chism, a 14-year-old accused of murder, as an adult. Ancient Chinese philosophy explains why this is a bad idea.
Sex Workers in China Still Endure Forced 'Re-education'
Although the government recently banned the controversial form of punishment, something similar remains in place for the country's prostitutes.
Will a Tiny, Submerged Rock Spark a New Crisis in the East China Sea?
South Korea's expanded air defense identification zone now encompasses Socotra Rock, which also falls within the Chinese and Japanese zones.
China's Unprecedented Crackdown on The New York Times
A reporter from the newspaper discusses how the delay in issuing journalist visas is an escalation in Beijing's battle to control foreign coverage of the country.
The Most Notable China Stories of 2013
The year in review, from the editor of The Atlantic's China Channel