Tea Leaf Nation
List of Tea Leaf Nation articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘De-radicalizing’ Xinjiang, One Bad Pop Song at a Time
Authorities hope the saccharine 'Little Apple' can calm tensions in the western region.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A High School Spat About Taiwan Rocks the Chinese Web
School isn't real life -- but try telling that to the angry, tweeting hordes.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Wealthy Parents Are Fed Up With State-Run Education
Forget rote memorization and pressure-packed tests -- Western, alternative learning is the new rage.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chinese Corruption, Now Officially Hilarious
The often vapid but widely watched New Year's Gala will poke fun at a once-taboo topic.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Accusations Fly After Chinese Computer Scientist Wins Major Prize
Fraud is so endemic in Chinese schools that many are guilty until proven innocent.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 We Read Xi Jinping’s Book So You Don’t Have To
Want to woo Chinese officials but don’t have the time? Take this quiz on the president's book, then toe the Party line in style.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chinese Ask: What If the Islamic State Captured One of Us?
Inside the world's No. 2 power, grassroots calls to fight the terrorist group are growing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s President Raises Eyebrows with Sharp Rhetoric on Rule of Law
Calling the judiciary a 'knife' suggests the ruling party sees it as a weapon, not a constraint.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Recording of FP’s Interview With Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je
A statement on a controversial quote.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ginger Water Baths, Pork Knuckle Soup, and Other Secrets to Rearing a Superbaby
How to avoid postpartum depression and restore your chi. What I learned during my month-long, Chinese-style confinement.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Behind the Fall of China’s Greatest Newspaper
Censorship and commercial pressures have driven the once-revered Southern Weekly to the margins.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Taipei’s Fiery New Mayor Knows Whose Culture Is Best
And it's not Taiwan's. In an interview, he discusses the benefits of colonization, his superior understanding of the Chinese Communist Party, and the state of the New York subway.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ukrainian Brides May Solve China’s Gender Gap, Chinese Media Claims
The 34 million extra men pose serious social risks, but some just see a matchmaking bonanza.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Running China on $1,833 a Month
Xi Jinping and other officials just got a raise, but netizens don't think the bumps are enough to curb widespread graft.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chinese Websites Deleted One Billion Posts in 2014, State Media Says
The country's campaign against what it calls 'harmful' content is gathering steam.