International students have become integral to plugging higher education's funding gap. Many are from China—and they're not likely to return anytime soon

Young people like me are ambitious and more plugged in to the world than ever before. But will they bring about a more liberal China?

War of the wallet

The internet is paying havoc with the way Chinese people interact with each other

Amid the frenzy there is little room for the slow pleasures of the book

There is a risk of the country taking “huge offence”

There is less pressure on the country's athletes than before

It's like Hollywood in the old days

The recent Hague ruling on the South China Sea dispute has provoked a very strong reaction

Some see it as evidence of waning western influence, other were more interested in sharing comic strips on social media