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Nickname of the Week: Junior High Schooler

22nd June 2018

The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of China’s online “resistance discourse,” used to mock and subvert the official language around censorship and political correctness....

“John Oliver” Censored After Roast of Xi Jinping

22nd June 2018

U.S.-based British comedian John Oliver’s name has become a sensitive word on Weibo following a particularly well–researched 20-minute segment roasting Xi Jinping’s policies on his weekly HBO show “Last Week Tonight” last Sunday. At Inkstone, Alan Wong describes his unsuccessful...

Trump Clashes With Congress Over ZTE Rescue Deal

21st June 2018

In April, the U.S. Department of Commerce levied a crippling $1.19bn fine and seven-year export ban on Chinese tech giant ZTE for violating Iranian and North Korean trade embargoes, and failing to punish those responsible. President Donald Trump then overruled...

Translation: The Story of Ma Hu (Part 3)

21st June 2018

Beijing-based women’s rights activist Xiao Meili recently introduced her friend Ma Hu with the first two parts of a three three-part profile. Part one told the story of Ma Hu’s childhood, and how she dealt with her gender and sexual identity in a...