Last Saturday, I interviewed Dr. Li Yinhe, a top sexpert here in China. She talked about sexual revolution. Apart from the striking change in pre-marital sex from 15% in 1989 to last year’s 71%, one obvious and visual indication is the sex shop, that gracing every street corner. Dr. Li made the point that in… Continue reading medicalized sex shops in China

Yesterday was the Earth Day. For some reason, Beijing city government decided to invite students from The British School of Beijing to talk about their views on the environment. As the writer of the class, May was asked to write a piece. See below. At the government office, a classmate of May read out her… Continue reading May’s Eassy on the Enviornment on the Earth Day

The China Challenge Ian Johnson MAY 8, 2014 ISSUE, New York Review of Books The Contest of the Century: The New Era of Competition with China—and How America Can Win by Geoff Dyer Knopf, 308 pp., $26.95 Unbalanced: The Codependency of America and China by Stephen Roach Yale University Press, 326 pp., $32.50 China Goes… Continue reading Ian Johnson on recent China related books

Chinese civil society Beneath the glacier In spite of a political clampdown, a flourishing civil society is taking hold Apr 12th 2014 | BEIJING, CHENGDU AND GUANGZHOU | From the print edition AGAINST a powerful alliance of factory bosses and Communist Party chiefs, Zeng Feiyang cuts a frail figure. Mr Zeng, who is 39, works… Continue reading A flourish civil society in China as reported by the Economist

Weekend is a news and current affairs programme which provides the latest news on a wide range of subjects for audience around the world. Each week the programme welcomes two guests for the entire hour to discuss and comment on the themes and ideas of the week’s news from realms of politics, science, music and… Continue reading Being a guest on BBC’s Weekend programme

The world produces many books on China every year. sadly few are substantial or enjoyable The world produces many books on China every year. sadly few are substantial or enjoyable. Nick Griffin’s Ping Pong Diplomacy – the fascinating story how the table tennis changed the world – is one of the few exceptions. It’s also… Continue reading Cityweekend’s Review on Ping Pong Diplomacy