Tea Leaf Nation
List of Tea Leaf Nation articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Do Chinese in South Africa Think of the Ivory Trade?
A survey of hundreds at the source shows attitudes shifting, but little sense of personal responsibility.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Crack of Daylight Enters Chinese Court Proceedings
A growing number of trials will be live-streamed in HD. What might that mean for justice in a black-box judiciary?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Fix China’s Crooked Congress
The National People's Congress doesn't belong to the people. Scandals will continue to emerge until it does.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Taiwanese Literary Landmark Comes to China’s Venice
The new bookstore from chain Eslite, known for offering yoga and tea lattes, will inevitably include a side of censorship.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Beijing Wants More Baby-Making
But is it too late to reverse the damage of the one-child era?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Brangelina Divorce Just Broke the Chinese Internet
Chinese who grew up watching Friends are on Team Aniston. Others blame karma, or even the Dalai Lama.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Organics Market, Beset by Obstacles, Is Still Taking Off
Chinese people want safe, scandal-free food. Easier said than done.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Act Fast! This Can’t-miss Investment in Shanghai Won’t Last Long
Get-rich-quick schemes abound in China. Here's a tale of just one.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In China, Fears of ‘Creeping Sharia’ Proliferate Online
The country’s Muslim minorities want more regulation for halal food. Opponents say it's a gateway to extremism.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Chinese Democratic Experiment that Never Was
Hong Kong protesters get most of the press, but the latest conflict in Wukan means more to mainlanders.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 My Grandfather Survived China’s Cultural Revolution. Why Does He Still Love Mao?
As China's future leaders, we must understand the hope — and the danger — that idealism brought to China's founding generation.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet the Young Leaders Shaking Up Hong Kong Politics
Beijing wants pro-democracy activists to go away. Instead, they're getting elected.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s G-20: The Most Censored Day of the Year
The massive summit saw empty streets in Hangzhou and a spate of social media deletions.
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Shi_Rui-Xuan_Yuan_Inquires_of_the_Dao Does Chinese Civilization Come From Ancient Egypt?
A new study has energized a century-long debate at the heart of China's national identity.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Solution to Beijing’s Soft-Power Deficit Is Staring it in the Face
The Communist Party needs to get out of the way and let China's diverse and charismatic people be themselves.
