Tea Leaf Nation
List of Tea Leaf Nation articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Apple Watch, the Rolex, and Buddhist Prayer Beads
How an anticorruption crackdown might complicate the new Apple smartwatch's prospects in China.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A New Definition of Chinese Patriotism
Communist authorities are increasingly insisting that loving the party is a precursor to loving the country.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 For Alibaba’s Small Business Army, a Narrowing Path
Angry online complaints, 'online riots,' fake sales -- why are some Alibaba e-tailers feeling so squeezed?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Are Chinese Donations to American Universities Unpatriotic?
Netizens want Chinese money to fund Chinese schools, but the country's billionaires have reason to hesitate.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 iPhone 6: Designed in California, Leaked in China
Are all those online iPhone 6 videos and rumors a problem for Apple?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Gay Marriage Isn’t Legal in China — but a British Diplomat Did it Anyway
The recent Beijing nuptials of Brian Davidson are the talk of Weibo.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Fight Against Mooncake Graft Goes Digital
China's anti-corruption campaign trains its sights on online gift-giving.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Found in Translation
Netizens cry foul when a new Chinese media outlet selectively translates an Economist cover article.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Report: Hong Kong Becoming ‘Mere Second-Tier’ Chinese City
The financial center’s specialness is in ever-greater danger.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Democracy is Contagious
What message does civil unrest in Hong Kong send to the rest of China?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Most Popular Government Feed
China's anti-vice campagin does clickbait on social media better than you think.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mahmud — Not Just Another Mainland Tourist in Hong Kong
A Uighur jade trader gets a rare chance to visit Hong Kong and has a taste of the freedom he does not enjoy back home.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Bloody Brawl Breaks Out During Military Training — at a Chinese High School
Chinese social media can't agree whether to blame an out-of-control military or spoiled youth.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Problem With Calling Those U.S. and Chinese Planes a ‘School Bus and a Ferrari’
With relations this touchy, even simple metaphors can go awry.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Chinese Communist Party Just Opened a WeChat Account
An eclectic social media debut for the world's largest political organization.
