U.S. critics of China's One Child Policy used to occupy the moral high ground, but I think the pro-Jesus clique is at risk of ceding that position.

U.S. critics of China's One Child Policy used to occupy the moral high ground, but I think the pro-Jesus clique is at risk of ceding that position.

The Guardian reports on the latest study of labor conditions at Foxconn factories. Hong Kong workers' rights group Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (Sacom) found that: Grueling workloads, humiliating punishments and battery-farm living conditions remain routine for workers assembling Apple's luxury electronics, according to one of the most detailed reports yet on life inside China's Foxconn factories. The researchers […]

Foreign Policy: China's Game of Thrones – By Isaac Stone Fish http://t.co/yk0puZjY @isaacstonefish -> Telegraph: Chinese villains censored from Men in Black 3 http://t.co/AgEWfN8u Wait, were they Chinese or ETs? I'm confused. -> New punishments for police abusing prisoners http://t.co/no9NOOBS -> RT @ALB_Magazine: #Dewey's bankruptcy: Let the rumble begin http://t.co/OkKg4SP1 via @Reuters -> RT @SCMP_News: […]

Foreign Policy: China's Game of Thrones – By Isaac Stone Fish http://t.co/yk0puZjY @isaacstonefish -> Telegraph: Chinese villains censored from Men in Black 3 http://t.co/AgEWfN8u Wait, were they Chinese or ETs? I'm confused. -> New punishments for police abusing prisoners http://t.co/no9NOOBS -> RT @ALB_Magazine: #Dewey's bankruptcy: Let the rumble begin http://t.co/OkKg4SP1 via @Reuters -> RT @SCMP_News: […]

Events in the last several weeks have prompted some interesting reflections on the larger nature of the Chinese legal system. Earlier this month, Nicholas Bequelin and Stanley Lubman discussed the significance of the Bo Xilai and Chen Guangcheng cases …

Events in the last several weeks have prompted some interesting reflections on the larger nature of the Chinese legal system. Earlier this month, Nicholas Bequelin and Stanley Lubman discussed the significance of the Bo Xilai and Chen Guangcheng cases …

Big economic news always comes with a label. First there was the "Grexit" and now the "mini-stimulus." It's not clear who was responsible for this one, possibly Joe McDonald at AP. Joe is a very thoughtful, intellectual type, though, so if this is his work, he must have been on a tight deadline or something. […]

In this episode of China Money Podcast, guest Ludvig Nilsson discusses the challenges facing China's private equity industry and where he sees attractive investment opportunities. Listen to the podcast, watch the shortened video or read an excerpt: Q: Last year, you described China’s private equity industry as a hyped market with strong fundamentals. Have you […]

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More men write about politics and the military, while women are more interested in entertainment and lifestyle issues?

I've received the following announcement: New positions available at LIAS Starting next academic year the Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) has available 3 full-time four-year Ph.D. positions and one position for a lecturer/project coordinator i…

Latest China Hearsay: Is Li Xingong Arrest Another Victory for China’s Weibots? http://t.co/xPZdVARR -> Pirating fine doubles in copyright law draft http://t.co/oNptH6SO -> WSJ: Chinese Democracy Has its Benefits http://t.co/oAcXhpxF -> Reuters: China's Huawei and ZTE deny getting illegal subsidy http://t.co/UcxQoMQb -> RT @ilsevs: WSJ: great analysis from Tom Orlik on what latest labour data […]

Did public pressure lead to arrest of serial rapist? Not according to what I've read.

If you have been following the various issues/scandals involving reverse-merger US-listed Chinese companies, CFO magazine recently ran a brief update about where things are at the moment, particularly with regard to class action suits and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Here's a taste: Driven in part by abundant reverse-merger filings by firms in China […]

Is the pendulum swinging back towards privatization? Maybe, but don't expect to see a repeat of the mid-90s.

Is the pendulum swinging back towards privatization? Maybe, but don't expect to see a repeat of the mid-90s.

Greece-Proofing China http://t.co/zfrOneyw -> US law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf files for bankruptcy http://t.co/pexGgECq Wow, just wow. You don't see that every day. -> China Daily: "China to revive cash-for-clunkers pogram" http://t.co/yKq9UXfz 1st Yang Rui, now we've got an actual pogram on our hands. Damn -> Tea Leaf Nation: Police Break Car Window to Administer […]

Greece-Proofing China http://t.co/zfrOneyw -> US law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf files for bankruptcy http://t.co/pexGgECq Wow, just wow. You don't see that every day. -> China Daily: "China to revive cash-for-clunkers pogram" http://t.co/yKq9UXfz 1st Yang Rui, now we've got an actual pogram on our hands. Damn -> Tea Leaf Nation: Police Break Car Window to Administer […]

The answer is, of course, yes, but the real question is by how much? I honestly do not believe we know the answer to that question. James Fallows noted this on his blog yesterday: After another several-month stay in China last year, I came up with one proxy for China’s ability to take this next […]

Steve Dickinson has a great post on China Law Blog on foreign companies providing services to Chinese firms. The advice is solid, at least in cases when the service company has sufficient leverage and/or is strong enough financially to turn away business. Here's Steve's major point: U.S. consulting companies are increasingly selling their services in […]

When it comes to arguing against the death penalty, the normative argument is a loser. Let's stick with rule of law and fairness.