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it's honestly pretty easy to imagine an alternate Chinese history in which 'the oldest daughter is legally declared to be a son in the absence of other alternatives' became a thing.
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Ok I wasn’t expecting this to become an actual live political issue
BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social
so one thing that I've never seen anyone write on, and I apologize in advance, is Donald Trump as an object of female sexual fantasy. We know that Hitler, Stalin, Mao all got *thousands* of letters from women on a constant basis. And you can see it, I think, in some of the women at rallies.
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Did you know that 7 out of the 10 stories in my new anthology China +100 @commapress.bsky.social are written by women, not to mention the other three female translators working with me on this collection, let's celebrate them all during Women In Translation Month! #books youtube.com/shorts/VSPq_...
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incidentally, a student of mine once made the extremely smart suggestion (based on family experience) that families with high numbers of daughters were more politically vulnerable at the village level in the Cultural Revolution because they had less access to power, and I would *love* to see numbers
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The Chang'e-7 lunar south pole mission has been postponed into 2027, the China Manned Space Engineering Office, which also oversees the robotic program, has announced. Typically, no info given on next ideal launch window. www.cmse.gov.cn/xwzx/2026….
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This August marks the centenary of the first English translation of Lu Xun’s masterpiece The True Story of Ah Q, published by the Commercial Press of Shanghai and translated by the Chinese-American writer George Kin Leung (Liang Sheqian, 1899-1977).
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Rare shot of #HongKong Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung entering a police van: www.instagram.com/p/DcTjG…. captured by Shiu Cheong Lee, despite the efforts of Correctional Services with inflatable tunnels...
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Yesterday's People's Daily editorial seems to suggest (and warn) that it is becoming increasingly hard to achieve the GDP growth target: "When observing the Chinese economy, we cannot focus solely on growth rate, nor can we get bogged down in the...
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中国经济的韧性与活力
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Last week, Shahin Vallée's note inspired me to write about "the Mistral paradox" - the idea of building European sovereign AI on Chinese foundations
Pleased to see him dive further into it: "This is exactly what I described last week & I'm kicking myself I didn’t coin the term"
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There’s no denying that the transformation of Beijing’s Liangma (He) River has been amazing. My shot from 2009 and a recent one from about the same spot looking towards the Kunlun Hotel on the bridge by the Third Ring Road.
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According to Bloomberg, domestic sales of forklifts in China in the first seven months of 2026 are up 15.3% from a year earlier. This might suggest an expected surge in construction.
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China Forklift Sales Jump 17.7%, Exports Surge 22%, CCTV Says
China‘s forklift sales rose 17.7% to 1.01 million units in the first seven months of 2026 from a year earlier, while exports increased 22% to more than 380,000 units, China Central Television reported...
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Lots of people have already posted this, but I will too because Ezra Klein's interview of Brad Setser is very good.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/2….
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Opinion | The Next China Shock Is Here
China is winning the industries of the future. What should the U.S. do about it?
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Did Spiderman help in a local Chinese #film 's rise to fame? 牛来Niu Lai, the biggest #Chinese cinematic phenomenon in recent years, certainly the strangest. #popculture youtube.com/shorts/QT2rE...
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Did Spiderman help in a local Chinese film's rise to fame?!
YouTube video by Xueting C. Ni
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Xinhua: According to China's Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min, "expanding domestic demand has become increasingly important for China to sustain economic growth and strengthen its economy's resilience amid external uncertainties."
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Economic Watch: China ramps up policy support to unlock domestic demand - People's Daily Online
The State Council Information Office (SCIO) holds a press conference on leveraging a proactive fisc
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No matter how you feel about Niu Lai, we can all agree on one thing: something extraordinary happened in Chinese cinemas this month. A mother-and-son duo’s animated 3D film earned just 342 yuan ($50) on opening day. Then its crude visuals turned it into a viral success. This is a video thread.
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Go to one of the top 50 universities in the world you directly get Shanghai hukou. If you went to 51-100, you can apply (no guarantee of success) after working/paying social insurance for six months.
If you went to some extremely average university that is 101st or below you can join the rabble
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SCMP: "Policymakers from China’s top economic planner and the nation’s finance ministry have accelerated the roll‑out of supporting measures while ramping up backing for private‑sector entities, after weaker-than-expected...
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China unveils measures to boost weak consumption amid calls for policy support
China rolls out credit subsidies for cars, home renovations to boost weak economy, but some analysts warn the measures fall short.
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看到有智库估算侵台登陆作战会有50%到90%的解放军直接沉底喂鱼，就突然想到中国佛教徒往水里放生陆龟穿山甲蛇活鸡什么的，那到时习近平一天就能放生好几万功德，这将是多么大的善
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CW: misogyny
Men harassed underage trainees & female fans outside 时代峰峻, an agency that trains idols. It devolved into violence and AI-generated explicit images of fans, including minors.
Chu Yang provides an excellent overview of what happened, why it happened, and the chilling official response.
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A Nation That Hunts Its Women
A Night in Chongqing, and the Country It Reveals
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A Bank of China branch, Shenyang, August 2004. Housed in a fantastic modernist building. Afraid I don’t know Shenyang architectural history well, so if anyone knows this building do let me know?
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Taipei Times: Taiwanese defence ministry details measures it is implementing to boost recruitment – ‘The armed forces recruited 18,900 people in 2023, 17,971 in 2024 and 17,113 last year, while the overall fill rate was 80 percent, 78 percent and 80 percent respectively, the ministry said.’
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Defense ministry details measures it is implementing to boost recruitment - Taipei Times
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) is implementing 14 measures to boost military recruitment as the number of new recruits declined for the second consecutive year.The armed forces recruited 18,90...
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SCMP: "China extended its trade surplus over all but three EU members in July compared to a year earlier, calculations based on new Chinese customs figures showed. In some instances, the monthly swing was dramatic."
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China’s trade grip tightens in Europe as clock ticks towards October deadline
As Brussels continues its push to rebalance ties, the latest data show China’s trade surplus expanded over all but three EU members in July.
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the Shun 順 reigned in Beijing from late April through May 1644 and may hold the record for fastest dynastic speedrun
Bubonic Gigan @gigansprogress.bsky.social
Judging interviewees by how they answer "which is your favorite Imperial Chinese dynasty?"
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八年前的今天，新疆人权捍卫者 #黄云敏 被判刑10年，距离刑满还有202天。
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黄云敏自2008年开始从事维权代理，为弱势群体维权；2017年3月7日被捕；2018年8月22日被判刑10年。
据家属披露，黄云敏服刑期间长期被限制探视和通信。2026年2月，家属在多年无法见面的情况下，仅接到他一通约5分钟的报平安电话。
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