Typhoon Lekima also destroyed at least 200 homes on Saturday as it moved north toward Shanghai, state media reported.
Author: AMY QIN
A Prosperous China Says ‘Men Preferred,’ and Women Lose
Gender is now one of the most important factors behind income inequality in China, where workplace discrimination and court rulings have set women back.
Hong Kong’s Leader, Faced With More Clashes, Condemns Violence
Carrie Lam is scrambling to assert her government’s authority after several increasingly volatile demonstrations and a surge in anti-police sentiment.
Hong Kong Protesters Clash With Police Inside Shopping Mall
Scuffles broke out on Sunday between protesters and police officers in the Sha Tin area of Hong Kong, one day after similar clashes at another protest.
Hong Kong Leader, Carrie Lam, Says Extradition Bill Is ‘Dead’
Mrs. Lam’s remarks did not satisfy protesters, who have demanded a full withdrawal of the bill that would allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China.
Hong Kong Protesters Are Fueled by a Broader Demand: More Democracy
The city’s leader said an extradition bill that drove protests is “dead.” But many are angry about the political system they feel prioritizes Beijing.
Hong Kong Protesters Take Their Message to Chinese Tourists
A march on Sunday is the first major action since protesters concerned about Beijing’s influence broke into the Hong Kong legislature last week.
From a Tibetan Filmmaker, an Unvarnished View of His Land
Pema Tseden’s portraits of Tibet are not the heavenly, mist-shrouded Himalayan paradise of popular Western imagination, but an unsentimental view of a windswept plateau on the fringes of modernity.
How the Tiananmen Massacre Shocked, Then Inspired a Chinese Political Cartoonist
The authorities in China have moved quickly to censor the cartoonist, Badiucao, whose work uses bold — and critics say sometimes vulgar — imagery.
In China, Public Talk of Sex Is Rare. Could a ‘Pleasure Community’ Change That?
Strangers gathered in Beijing to discuss a subject rarely addressed publicly in China: how to satisfy a woman. These workshops come at a fraught time for Chinese feminists.