Taiwanese pride suffers under Ma: poll

A majority of Taiwanese said they did not feel more proud to be a citizen of the Republic of China (ROC) after President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) took office in May 2008, a poll released by the Taiwan Thinktank ahead of Double Ten National Day showed yesterday.

China’s Han Flock to Theme Parks Featuring Minorities

The ethnic theme playgrounds showcase features of ethnic minorities but also enforce the narrative that they are part of greater China.

A photo of the sign that used to read "Racist Park" referenced in this article can be found here.

Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses grand rally

Chinese President Hu Jintao today called on the Chinese people to unite more closely to build a "rich, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and modernized socialist country."

On Day for China Pride, Little Interest in Ideology

China’s Communist Party is throwing itself a huge and carefully choreographed party on Thursday.

Opinion: Eight Ideas Behind China's Success

Zhang Wei-wei argues that the West would do well to study the ideas behind China's dramatic rise.

The Bonfire of China’s Vanities

Yu Hua has written the sprawling novel of his country’s boom years — entrancing and angering millions of Chinese in the process.

Opinion: China’s Class Divide

Perhaps the Sichuan earthquake can do some good by helping dispel a widespread myth: that the new generation of Chinese students are materialistic and selfish.

Chinese Students in U.S. Fight View of Their Home

Chinese students in the U.S. are confronting an image of their homeland they neither recognize nor appreciate.

Protests of the West Spread in China

Demonstrations against a French supermarket chain spread as thousands of people protested what they said was France’s sympathy for pro-Tibetan agitators.

Sympathy on the Streets, but Not for the Tibetans

An incident that has gone largely unpublicized in the West has crystallized the outrage and humiliation felt by many Chinese over recent protests against the Olympics.

Chinese Student in U.S. Is Caught in Confrontation

A student who acted as a referee between a pro-Tibet vigil and a pro-China group has been accused of being a traitor.

Opinion: China’s Loyal Youth

As is clear to anyone who lives in China, most young ethnic Chinese strongly support their government’s suppression of the recent Tibetan uprising.

Chinese Nationalism Fuels Tibet Crackdown

If the tough tactics have startled the outside world, the Communist Party for now seems more concerned with rallying domestic opinion.

Ancient skull may prove Chinese not from Africa

Chinese archaeologists have unearthed a 100,000-year-old human skull fossil that may help prove Chinese people originated locally rather than as descendants of Africans.