Culture

China is sick. Where is the deft hand, where is the magic wand that can stir life in dead wood?
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A foreigner got drunk and made a fool of himself. How do Chinese people watching the video respond?
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Sexologist and activist Li Yinhe has dedicated her latest three blog posts to the defence of Ma Xiaohai, a Nanjing Technical University professor who recently pleaded ‘not guilty’ to accusations of group licentiousness, having been caught organising group sex meetings. In a previous post, Li defended Professor Ma’s right to sexual freedom (referring to...
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"The system of values a country embraces is inextricably linked to the fate of that country’s youth."
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There is no issue more important to a country than that of the future of a country’s people. Such an issue is more important than the sum total of any one person’s personal problems.
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Sexologist Li Yinhe has been very vocal recently about her dissatisfaction with China’s pornography law. In her latest blog post, Li uses pretty rousing language to encourage readers to rebel against what she sees as improper enforcement of the law. Translation From the ‘Taiyuan porn site’ case [9 individuals were jailed for running pornographic...
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"I call on those people who are still rational, raise the voices of justice and mercy to protect the rights of Professor Wang. Improving the human rights situation in China isn't just saving Professor Wang, it's saving ourselves. Worsening the human rights situation isn't just hurting Professor Wang, it's hurting every single one of...
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The following is a guest post written by Alex Taggart. It seems Li Yinhe, one of China’s most prominent sexologists, is on a roll. Following her recent call for an end to ‘group licentiousness laws’, Li is now proposing that Chinese law on ‘obscene goods’ should also be reformed. According to the CCP Customs...
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I have returned from China, freshly jet-lagged and also — congratulations, stalkers, here’s your newest piece of personal information to twist — engaged. Yes! Anyway, there will be more substantive posts later, obviously, but as I shake off the throes of jet lag and prepare to plunge into what promises to be a much...
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We take a brief respite from our nearly nonstop coverage of political stuff to bring you this translation of an essay by Li Yinhe, the famed sexologist, social commentator, and widow of Wang Xiaobo. Aside from the fact that it’s written by a famous Chinese social commentator, it has nothing to do with China,...
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