Blog Entries on Contemporary Society
China’s Social Credit System: Less Than Meets the Eye?
Understanding and evaluating the social credit system.
Remembering the 2008 Beijing Olympics
A Reading Round-up
Ten years ago I was in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games. I had been in the city since it was announced as the host, and watched it get ready— stadiums to construct; roads to build; subway lines to put in. The city transformed itself before our eyes.
The Wenchuan Earthquake—10 Years Later
On May 12, 2008, the ground began to shake in Sichuan Province. By the time it stopped, nearly 100,000 people had lost their lives.
Fire, Noise, and Red! Happy New Year!
Happy Chinese New Year from the ChinaSource Team!
Why Are the Migrants Being Kicked Out?
Ridding Beijing of unsafe and illegally built structures—is it about ridding the city of structures or people?
A Pivotal Decade
Writing in 2001, Dr. Carol Lee Hamrin anticipated the major milestones in a decade—the 2000s— that in many ways served as a defining period for China.
Street of Eternal Happiness
A Book Review
Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams along a Shanghai Road by Rob Schmitz the stories of families and their neighbors living along one road in the former French Concession of Shanghai.
Voices from Hong Kong
On the 20th Anniversary of the Hong Kong SAR
Were you hopeful or pessimistic about Hong Kong's future in 1997? How do you feel now on the 20th anniversary of the handover?
Chinese New Year: A Round-up
Today is chu-san, the third day of the new lunar year. China is essentially closed since everyone gets at least a 7-day holiday and many will be gone from their jobs or schools for a month or more. To give you a feel for how the holiday is being celebrated, here’s a round-up of some interesting articles that have been published recently.
The Chinese Dream in 12 Quotes
Since Xi Jinping came to power in late 2012, the slogan “Chinese Dream” has been one of the guiding principles of the Chinese Communist Party. The way the Party sees it, the essence of the Chinese dream is national rejuvenation, or making China great again, so to speak. The vast propaganda apparatus has been mobilized to convince people in China that their own personal dreams are inextricably linked to the broader dream of a rising China.