David Wertime - Senior Editor, Tea Leaf Nation
The Problem With Calling Those U.S. and Chinese Planes a 'School Bus and a Ferrari'
With relations this touchy, even simple metaphors can go awry.
Say It Ain't So, Zhou
China reacts to the downfall of its once-powerful security czar.
All Hail 'Fatty Kim the Third'
Chinese netizens love mocking North Korea's portly dictator. But it masks a deeper disdain.
Inside China's Blackest Box
Even high cadres quake at the term ‘shuanggui,’ an extra-judicial interrogation method that has claimed lives.
Chinese Media: Beware American 'Cultural Products'
'Dark Knight' and 'Cloud Atlas' are part of an 'ideological struggle.' Who knew?
'Let 1.3 Billion Vote'
What would really happen if Chinese citizens could cast ballots in Hong Kong's referendum?
The President that China Never Had
Netizens are using a Korean film about late president Roh Moo-hyun as a subtle form of protest.
Are China’s Online Military Fanboys Accidentally Aiding Foreign Spies?
Chinese state media thinks so. Meet the country's legions of 'junmi.'
Introducing FP's Newest Channel: Tea Leaf Nation
We explain China a different way -- and it works.
Mixed Signals from China's 'Front Line'
After a bomb and knife attack in the region of Xinjiang, Chinese authorities find themselves in a dilemma.
Russian Embassy: Sanctions Remind Us of Tiananmen Backlash
Russian diplomats are trying -- perhaps too hard -- to play up historical similarities with China.
China, Grounded
As missing airliner continues to baffle, China confronts the limits of its power.
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