Tea Leaf Nation
List of Tea Leaf Nation articles
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Map Shows the Global Impact of China’s Dramatic Currency Devaluation
Major equity markets are a sea of red in the wake of China's falling renminbi.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chinese Actress Comes to America to Freeze Her Eggs, Internet Goes Wild
Xu Jinglei unexpectedly touched off widespread debate about Chinese state control of women's reproductive rights.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Making of a Chinese Nationalist Internet User
One teenage boy’s journey from casual web surfer to pro-party digital vigilante goes viral.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Who’s Afraid of Big, Bad Hollywood? Not China.
The country's domestic film industry just had its best month in history.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sorry, China, the Internet You’re Looking for Does Not Exist
The government must loosen its stranglehold on the web to truly enter the 21st century.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet China’s Pro-Life Christians (And Buddhists)
Can they succeed in a country with the most abortions in the world?
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Beijing’s Winter Doldrums
Chinese citizens are far less excited about Beijing 2022 than they were about 2008, and cost is partially to blame.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Beijing’s Ban on Smoking Is Actually (Sort of) Working
That's no mean feat in a country that loves to light up.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Chinese Supreme Court Justice Falls from Grace
In the biggest bust since Zhou Yongkang, a judge at China's high court is being investigated for corruption.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chinese State Media: Obama ‘Playing the Family Card’ in Africa
China's reaction to Obama's trip does not reflect a country secure in its position on the continent.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Clickbait Nationalism
Sensational headlines, misleading translations -- it’s how Chinese state media keeps its citizens angry at Japan.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 With A Japanese Owner, How Will the Financial Times Fare in China?
The FT has been remarkably successful in China. That could change.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Taylor Swift’s 1989 Merchandise Is Not Going to Get Her Banned in China
For Beijing’s new Internet regime, sometimes commerce beats censorship.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Taiwan Has Its Own Textbook Controversy Brewing
Critics say the new history curriculum is an attempt to appease Beijing and sway Taiwanese youth toward unification.
-
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chinese State Media to Pacific Fleet: We Won’t Be Pushed Around in South China Sea
A U.S. admiral boarding a spy plane got the reception China-watchers might expect.