Tea Leaf Nation
List of Tea Leaf Nation articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 K-Pop, Cat GIFs, and Constitutionalism
How an arcane democratic term became more popular online than the moon landing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Dumpling Effect
Did Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to a dumpling shop create a pilgrimage site?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Official: China Is Becoming a New Innovation Powerhouse
The world's factory is turning into an R&D machine -- and fast catching up with America.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Smile for Sochi
Chinese state media is going soft on the Winter Games, while Chinese visitors seem to be having a ball.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
China's Lunar New Year used to be special -- until people there got richer and more connected.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Zero Dark Dirty
Beijing still considers a surprising amount of information secret.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why It’s Dangerous to Say ‘We Are All Chinese’
A starlet discovers the hard way how much Hong Kongers dislike their mainland bretheren.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Red Carpet Follies
China's biggest TV show is losing its grip on the public imagination.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s ‘Chicken Fart Decade’
Netizens suffocating in smog have a new way to protest the negative effects of GDP growth.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Whisper Together
Startling new findings suggest China's social media crackdown is working. But where are the users going?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Did a billionaire Chinese microblogger briefly return to the digital public square, just days after his release from confinement?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 March of the ‘Sea Turtles’
Some of China's best and brightest return home after jaunts overseas -- only to leave again.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Get Out of Jail Cheap
Tips and tricks for getting out of Chinese prison early -- just in case.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Song of Herself
Once again, Australian Open champ Li Na didn't thank her homeland -- and China noticed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Freedom to Say Nothing
Hong Kong journalists have found another way to protest against Beijing's encroachment.
