Tea Leaf Nation
List of Tea Leaf Nation articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chinese Censors Are Giving North Korea a P.R. Makeover
It used to be all the rage to call ruler Kim Jong-Un nasty names. Now they’re getting deleted.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Why Won’t Anyone Play With Us?’ China’s Internet Erupts With TPP Angst
Word of the trade alliance has citizens asking why Chinese reforms have stalled.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s New Plans for a Cap and Trade System Just Might Work
And the country's recent economic slowdown could actually help.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 An International Victory, Forged in China’s Tumultuous Past
Nobel Laureate Tu Youyou never studied abroad, never got a doctorate, and never bothered to climb the bureaucratic ladder.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet China’s Salman Rushdie
The Uighur novelist published The Art of Suicide in 1999. Next thing he knew, he was getting death threats. Now he’s finally writing again.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Map: China’s Stereotypes of Africa, from ‘Chaotic’ Somalia to ‘Awesome’ Gambia
They don't differ materially from American views of the continent.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What’s China’s Mood Under Xi? New Data Gives a Glimpse
Anti-corruption measures are popular, but other events are garnering a collective shrug.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Does Xi’s Visit Have To Do With the Seattle Riot of 1886?
A popular blogger argues that China's president is flaunting his country's strength to a city which once violently rejected Chinese people.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Unpacking Xi Jinping’s Pet Phrase for U.S.-China Ties
A "new model of great power relations" sounds innocent enough. So why won't American policymakers say it?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A World That Likes China, but Not Xi Jinping
Globally, China is more popular than some observers might expect. Its paramount leader lags behind.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Communist Party Hails Its Own Legitimacy Amid Online Skepticism
Web users and academics cast doubt on the official claim, citing lack of free speech and popular representation.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 After Tianjin Explosion, Residents Lose the Battle for Justice
Chinese authorities thwarted attempts by both rich and poor to get a fair price for their ruined homes.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mapping the World’s Winners and Losers from China Trade
In the past year, the U.S., Australia, and Brazil have all taken a hit.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘God’s United Front’ and the Battle Over China’s Crosses
Cement barriers, barbed wire, and a clever new legal strategy — how China's Christians are fighting to protect the symbols of their faith from government demolition.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China, Connected
After major setbacks, high-speed rail is becoming the unifying force Chinese planners had long hoped it would be.
