Chengyu For Xi Jinping’s New Era (Part 1)
Xi Jinping’s New Era has inspired the creation of a host of “new chengyu”: idiomatic, often four-character, literary expressions that are the kernel of a larger tale. The following New Era chengyu are...
View ArticleInterview: Leta Hong Fincher on Advances and Setbacks in Women’s Rights Over...
In 2014, Leta Hong Fincher published her first book, Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China, which used the lens of home ownership and marital property rights to examine women’s...
View ArticleNetizen Voices on Housing Market Fears: “You’re Afraid It’ll Depreciate into...
China’s housing market woes continue, with recent data showing tumbling residential sales among developers and a decline in housing prices across 70 large and medium-sized cities. Adding to the...
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Word(s) of the Week: Four Won’t Youth (四不青年, sì bù qīngnián)
“Four Won’t Youth” (四不青年, sì bù qīngnián) is the latest appellation for discontented youth, who in this case “won’t date, won’t marry, won’t buy a home, and won’t have kids.” Four Won’t Youth, like...
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Cadres Instructed To Buy, Buy, Buy China Out of Property Crisis
Are cadres the answer to China’s property market crunch? Some local officials seem to believe so. Hundreds of thousands of homebuyers across China have boycotted their mortgages payments in protest...
View ArticleHomebuyers Boycott Mortgage Payments on Stalled Housing Projects
Over the past few weeks, tens of thousands of Chinese homebuyers have banded together and refused to continue paying mortgages on unfinished homes. Homebuyers in China frequently purchase “pre-sale”...
View ArticleEvergrande Protestors Become Target of Stability Maintenance
Evergrande offices across China have been beset by protesting retail investors and homeowners concerned that the real estate giant is on the verge of bankruptcy. The company is facing a liquidity...
View ArticleEnglish Takes a Backseat to Xi Jinping Thought
China’s nearly 300 million students will be studying “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” this coming school year, according to guidelines published by the...
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Minitrue: Fury at Censorship of Tycoon’s Arrest
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Everyone: no media, including new media, may report on Wang XX’s...
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Minitrue 2017: April—U.S. Tax Plan, Guo Wengui
This series is a month-by-month recap of censorship instructions issued to the media by government authorities in 2017, and then leaked and distributed online. The names of issuing bodies have been...
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Mapped: HNA-affiliated Real Estate Holdings in the U.S.
The opaque ownership structure of HNA Group Co., Ltd., a Hainan-based conglomerate that has since 2015 acquired $45 billion in global assets, has attracted the firm substantial media and regulatory...
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Minitrue: Control Commentary on Xiong’an New Area
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. All...
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Cartoon: Marital Separation and Real Estate Speculation
Authorities in Shanghai have recently cracked down on rumors of tightening real estate regulations, deleting some social media accounts and ordering others to stop posting. Divorce application rates...
View ArticleCensors Hit Family Planning Debate, Real Estate Rumors
China’s rulers are keen to showcase their efforts to give the people a say in government through initiatives such as draft law consultations. Windows for public input on environmental protection,...
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Minitrue: 3D House Printer’s Investment Scheme
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source....
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Minitrue: Keep Real Estate Tax Bill Under Wraps [Correction]
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Find...
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Translation: Chinese “Dolce Vita” on Costa Cruise
Cruising has come to China, and international ocean liners are hoping to get in early on the burgeoning market. The capsizing of the Oriental Star in the Yangtze adds to evergreen fears about the...
View ArticleCities Struggle to Spur Real Estate Sales as Prices Slide
After years of stunning growth, China’s real estate market is slowing down. In response to falling prices and decreased demand, cities across China are taking various measures to encourage sales....
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Minitrue: Hush the Hushing of Property Limit Easing
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source....
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Sensitive Words: Zhou Yongkang, Media, Shade
As of December 17, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Zhou Yongkang Under Investigation: The New York Times reported on Monday that...
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