China: Politics and Culture – On a Road to Nowhere

Breaking the Law in China

canyon / November 25, 2021

China is a country of rule breakers. It’s a nation of criminals, scofflaws, delinquents, lawbreakers, and ne’er do wells who […]

canyon / July 8, 2021

July 1st marked the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Love it or hate it, the

canyon / June 15, 2021

The Dragon Boat Festival is a national holiday in China that takes place on the fifth day of the fifth

canyon / April 4, 2021

The Qingming festival is also known in English as Tomb Sweeping Day. It happens every year on the 15th day

canyon / March 10, 2021

Chinese movies have existed pretty much since the beginning of cinema, starting with rickety black and white footage of downtown

canyon / February 8, 2021

The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is undoubtedly the biggest of all the big holidays in China. It’s like

canyon / August 11, 2020

Trump’s WeChat and TikTok ban is dumb. It’s the latest of many dumb things done by a dumb president. As

canyon / June 30, 2020

Is Winnie the Pooh illegal in China? Well, that depends on what you mean by “illegal.” It also depends on

canyon / June 2, 2020

I’ve been spending the last week sitting in my apartment in Shanghai watching yet another explosion of anger against racism

canyon / May 22, 2020

When the Covid-19 virus first hit, we had friends and relatives telling us to come back to the U.S. To