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A New Generation, an Age-Old Question: ‘Where Are You From?’

Contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. Hear from everyone, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are often marginalized.

VOICES & OPINION

More mobile than ever before, young Chinese are increasingly disconnected from their hometowns. So where are they really from?

Can Lotteries Level China’s School Admissions Playing Field?

Education officials have started mandating schools admit applicants via lottery, but not all parents are ready to gamble with their kids’ futures.

COVID-19 and China’s Forbidden ‘Cities Within Cities’

As the novel coronavirus spread, the country’s closed-off residential neighborhoods shut their gates.

Why the CPC’s Urbanized Cadres Are Turning Down Rural Postings

The Communist Party of China wants to develop the countryside. But can it get the country’s civil servants to relocate to remote backwaters?

Why China Is Reactivating Its ‘Work-Unit People’

The group is viewed by China’s leaders as key to increasing the Party’s influence at the grassroots level.

Is China’s Grassroots Social Order Project Running Out of Money?

‘Grid management’ — where volunteers double as public order officials — is strong, stable, and rather expensive.

Urban Officials Are Spoiling the Cities They Should Be Improving

Municipal governments are putting headline-grabbing vanity projects ahead of residents’ comfort and convenience.

 Small, Powerful, Ponderous: The Elite Group Driving China Change

The Central Leading Group was set up to oversee new reform laws, but two major problems need to be addressed before it can succeed.