Harmonious Families, Different Standards
Adam Minter writes for Bloomberg about the two-pronged criteria established by Beijing’s All-China Women’s Federation for a model family award now known as the “Capital Harmonious Family” award. While...
View ArticleParents Who Lost Only Child Seek Government Help
Parents who have lost an only child prematurely, known as “shidu,” say they are victims of China’s family planning policies and demand government support in old age. From Grace Li at Reuters: “We want...
View ArticleSocial Cohesion by Myth and Marriage in Western China
With deep-seated ethnic tensions on prominent display in China’s far west, Andrew Jacobs reports on the historical and continuing government refashioning of history to promote social cohesion. From the...
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