On language, commercialization, and a feminist holiday without feminism.

International Women’s Day is one of those Soviet “red” holidays, like May Day, which is celebrated in Europe and the global south but has been mostly ignored in the United…

In response to scenes of devastation in Puerto Rico, The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos observes,

Before the big China story of the week hit early Thursday evening, some of us in the China Twittersphere were discussing the socialization issues for Chinese students in the West.

Why, for instance, do so many become so-called “sea turtles” — returning home after…

The Qinghai renewables trial is the latest case of Westerners overselling China’s accomplishments.