Tea Leaf Nation
List of Tea Leaf Nation articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China, From Within: Miami Real Estate in Investor Crosshairs; Plaudits for Zuck’s Mandarin; and Fearlessness of Ebola
A week of news the West missed from the world's most populous country.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What China’s Reading: ‘Broken Dreams, USA’
Read the highlights from a now-famous essay on all that's ailing Uncle Sam.
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Getty Images Chinese People Used to Think Pandas Were Monsters
The animals were feared as metal-devouring "tapirs" who could chew the nails off a city gate.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hong Kong Is a Modern City Without a Modern Government
Beijing has franchised control to a tiny group of super-rich capitalists.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Newest ‘Foreign Force’ in Hong Kong: Kenny G
The popular saxophonist's impromptu visit to a protest site elicits mixed reactions in Chinese social media.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is This the New Face of China’s Silent Majority?
China's president recently lauded Zhou Xiaoping for spreading "positive energy." But many of his writings are rants against the United States.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In China, Law Isn’t Winning
Why more Chinese don't believe in the corruption crackdown.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘If We Lose This, We Lose Everything’
After thousands of pro-democracy protesters clash with police, compromise in Hong Kong looks increasingly unlikely.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China, From Within: Hong Kong Celebrities Divide Along Protest Lines; and ‘Vanity Engineering’ in Danger
A week of news the West missed from the world's most populous country.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chinese Doubt Their Own Soft Power Venture
They think Confucius Institutes are a waste of money.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Buy Banned Chinese Books on Alibaba
Customers and vendors use an elaborate system of code words and end runs on Taobao, Alibaba's massive digital marketplace.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hong Kong Showdown
Pro-democracy protests enter a nasty new phase following a violent pre-dawn police raid.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How a Video of Police Brutality Is Dividing Hong Kong
City residents are alleging censorship and misinformation after a clip of police beating a handcuffed protester went viral.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Movement That Changed Hong Kong: A Timeline
A day-by-day account of the pro-democracy protests that have turned the once apolitical city on its ear.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Take Great Photos While Surrounded by Chinese Smog
A tongue-in-cheek article from Chinese media offers tips to aspiring photographers.
