Jan 31, 2024
With an increasingly talented, Westernized and competitive local workforce, what do Chinese employers value in expat workers? Read more>>
Oct 10, 2013 Comments(34)
Many Chinese dishes that Chinese people love invoke repulsion in foreigners. Here, a Chinese reporter tried to uncover the reasons why so many foreigners recoil at some of China’s favorite foods. ... Read More>>
Oct 03, 2013 Comments(30)
Chinese react to the news that their “honeymoon with the laowai” may be over as statistics prove that foreigners are leaving – and staying away - from China in droves. ... Read More>>
Sep 30, 2013 Comments(32)
From the streets to your own home, it seems like there’s no place that is free from the cacophony of sounds in China! Here’s a list of the top 8 sounds that can drive an expat crazy in China! ... Read More>>
Sep 17, 2013 Comments(0)
This article offers snippets from a recent Southern People Weekly interview with Lee Kaifu, the ex Google China chief and China’s most influential voice on Chinese social media. The interview touches upon a wide range of topics, from the recent crackdown ...... Read More>>
Sep 12, 2013 Comments(4)
A candid survey about sexual behavior of married men and women left alone for longer periods of time was published on ifeng.com last July. The survey asked couples about their views on masturbation, sex partners and attitudes towards cheating, among others.... Read More>>
Sep 10, 2013 Comments(5)
Marred by the lack of one central ministry to handle all immigration matters and the fact that green card requirements are so restrictive, it seems that China’s a long way off from becoming a truly international country like the United States or Britain. ... Read More>>
Aug 26, 2013 Comments(2)
The mentality of Chinese pet owners is changing quickly. From the chuppie (aka Chinese yuppie) poodle owners who carry their pets in purses to zoos to wild animal protection, it seems that there is a rising sentiment towards animal welfare in China. ... Read More>>
Aug 16, 2013 Comments(1)
The vice provincial governor of Guizhou Province Chen Mingming caused uproar recently when he called citizens who don’t love their countries “human scum” on his official Sina Weibo account. This article provides a general background story and also an ...... Read More>>
Jul 30, 2013 Comments(17)
The Pew Research Center recently undertook a survey which showed that a surprising amount of people believed that China would overtake America as the world’s number one superpower. Despite this however, America still retains higher credibility among much ...... Read More>>
Jul 23, 2013
Li Tianyi, who is the son of a famous military singer, has recently been detained in Beijing on suspicion of participating in a gang rape after a night out. On July 16, a Tsinghua professor defended Li in a controversial Weibo post. ... Read More>>
Jul 18, 2013
Blogs were typed, votes were cast and awards were presented; despite a hugely successful first blog contest, we can’t help but yearn for more tales from our talented community. That’s why we’re hosting a second contest from July 17 to Sep 30! ... Read More>>
Jul 17, 2013 Comments(1)
The Beijing Olympics were the most talked-about event leading up to 2008. The Games were undoubtedly a vehicle to show that China had arrived. But can five years of time tell if it was all worth it in the end for China or was it just a lavish show of ...... Read More>>
Jul 02, 2013 Comments(3)
A survey was recently carried out at Guangzhou’s Sun Yat-sen University asking male and female students what their opinions were on masturbation. The results of the survey showed some revealing facts about what is normally a taboo topic in China. ... Read More>>
Jun 17, 2013 Comments(2)
China is a goldmine of contradictions and double standards. In a previous article, I discussed how China’s censors decide which foreign musicians are allowed to play in the Mainland. This time around, we look at the double standards with sex and violence ...... Read More>>
Jun 13, 2013 Comments(1)
A recent GlobScan poll shows that China’s international popularity has hit an eight-year low. This article looks at the changes in opinion towards China from various countries and tries to place a finger on why negative opinion towards China in soaring. ... Read More>>
May 23, 2013 Comments(51)
When thinking about expat stereotypes in China, the nation that interested me the most, is, of course the one I belong to—Russia. Have the age-old stereotypes of Russians being “tall, blond and hospitable” been replaced by something less flattering? ... Read More>>
May 16, 2013 Comments(14)
Though the Cold War melted into the pages of history several decades ago, some still associate the rise of China with a third Red Scare. But is there really any reason to be frightened? Is China truly an upcoming threat to Western values and democracy? ... Read More>>
May 13, 2013 Comments(2)
Weighing up the pros and cons of the Chinese city we’re living in with our metropolises back home is an entirely subjective and open-ended thing. Nevertheless, I’d like to discuss some of the key factors that separate my Chinese home, Beijing, with my ...... Read More>>
May 07, 2013 Comments(1)
To celebrate our 5th anniversary and to coincide with the launch of our new Community Blog section, eChinacities is inviting all its readers to participate in the site’s very first blog contest from now until May 31. ... Read More>>
May 04, 2013 Comments(3)
Everything and everybody is connected in today’s world. That is a lot of territory to cover and neither China nor America is an island. What happens in one country impacts the other and often, all humanity. This makes China’s minority “problem” a world ...... Read More>>
Apr 30, 2013 Comments(3)
Since the Cold War, Western countries’ interest in Africa has waned, leading African countries to “look East’”. Over the past decade, as China and other Asian countries have made huge investments, the West has stood on the sidelines and watched their ...... Read More>>
Apr 08, 2013 Comments(2)
Perhaps China's true strategy more closely follows Sun Tzu: "To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence." Sun Tzu’s philosophy is to make fighting a war unnecessary, to instead accomplish the most with minimal risk – ...... Read More>>
Mar 31, 2013 Comments(6)
“Temporary wives”—the phenomenon whereby many migrant workers separated from their families for long periods of times break the rules of marriage and find second wives during their time away from home—is becoming increasingly prevalent in China. ... Read More>>
Mar 13, 2013 Comments(1)
We take a look at the findings of a recent survey that suggests that the general attitudes to sex in China are becoming increasingly liberal. The article focuses on the average Chinese losing his or her virginity at a younger age. ... Read More>>
{{item.utime}} Comments({{item.comment_num}})
{{item.content}}... Read More>>