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- China Unveils New Native Operating System http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/china-unveils-new-native-operating-system/?_php=true&_r=0&_type=blogs&ref=world 69 comments
- Bitcoin Gets a Cautious Nod From China’s Central Bank http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/22/bitcoin-gets-a-cautious-nod-from-chinas-central-bank/?_r=0 2 comments
- In China, similar to how you can report a fire or an emergency, you can now dial a number to report a suspected spy. http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/02/seen-a-spy-with-new-hotline-china-invites-you-to-call-it-in/?ref=world 8 comments worldnews
- China Seeks to Renew Interest in Marxism, Planning New Building at Peking University in Honor of Karl Marx http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/peking-university-china-marx/?_r=0 4 comments worldnews
- Amid Growing Popularity of Sci-Fi in China, Chinese Government Detains Citizens for Posting Rumors About Zombies, Aliens, and Mythical Creatures on Social Media http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/china-embraces-science-fiction-just-dont-take-it-too-far/ 3 comments worldnews
- Hong Kong Students Joshua Wong, Alex Chow Charged over "Umbrella Movement" http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/hong-kong-student-leaders-charged-for-roles-in-break-in-that-led-to-umbrella-movement/ 27 comments worldnews
- Science-Fiction Prize Is Awarded to Chinese Writer for First Time http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/science-fiction-prize-is-awarded-to-chinese-writer-for-first-time/?smid=re-share 4 comments books
- Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics song is criticized for being similar to Frozen's "Let is Go" http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/03/winter-olympics-song-criticized-for-similarities-to-disneys-let-it-go/?hp&action=click&pgtype=homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&wt.nav=top-news 6 comments nottheonion
- 'China Under Mao' overturns a few Mao myths http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/20/q-and-a-andrew-g-walder-on-china-under-mao/?ref=world 4 comments history
- 9 Men Arrested in Multimillion-Dollar Kidnapping Case in Hong Kong http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/14/update-the-multimillion-dollar-kidnapping-case-in-hong-kong/?smid=re-share 3 comments worldnews
- Obama Expresses Concern Over China’s Rules for Tech Firms http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/obama-expresses-concern-over-chinas-rules-for-tech-firms/ 3 comments worldnews
- Documentary on Air Pollution Grips China http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/documentary-on-air-pollution-in-china-grips-a-nation/?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimesscience&_r=0 32 comments worldnews
- Protesters Confront Mainland Shoppers in Hong Kong http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/protesters-confront-mainland-shoppers-in-hong-kong/?_r=1 4 comments worldnews
- China to Send Its First Infantry Troops to U.N. Mission in South Sudan http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/china-to-send-its-first-infantry-troops-to-u-n-mission-in-south-sudan/ 6 comments worldnews
- Chinese Viewers Mostly Give Thumbs Up for ‘The Interview’ http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/26/chinese-viewers-mostly-give-thumbs-up-for-the-interview/?_r=0 77 comments worldnews
- China tells Uyghur women to remove veils or risk retaliation or administrative detention. http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/01/q-and-a-james-leibold-on-ethnic-policies-in-china/ 11 comments worldnews
- China's Communist Party has declared to "rehabilitate" any Chinese artists whom have "lost themselves in the tide of market economy" and banished to the countryside to “learn the correct view of art.” http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/chinas-artists-to-be-taught-correct-view-in-new-plan/ 36 comments worldnews
- Observations on the recent APEC summit http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/putin-drapes-chinas-first-lady-in-a-jacket-and-invites-speculation/ 5 comments geopolitics
- China to Punish Those Responsible for Pollution Levels in Beijing http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/china-to-punish-those-responsible-for-pollution-levels-in-beijing/?_r=1 15 comments worldnews
- Chinese President’s Delegation Tied to Illegal Ivory Purchases During Africa Visit - New York Times http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/chinese-presidents-delegation-tied-to-illegal-ivory-purchases-during-africa-visit/ 9 comments worldnews
- Chinese President’s Delegation Tied to Illegal Ivory Purchases During Africa Visit http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/chinese-presidents-delegation-tied-to-illegal-ivory-purchases-during-africa-visit/?smid=re-share 3 comments worldevents
- Chinese President’s Delegation Tied to Illegal Ivory Purchases During Africa Visit http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/chinese-presidents-delegation-tied-to-illegal-ivory-purchases-during-africa-visit/?smid=re-share 3 comments worldnews
- The chief newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party published a front-page commentary on the protests that have swept Hong Kong. The commentary leaves no room for concessions to demands for democracy and accuses a pro-democracy group, Occupy Central With Love and Peace, of fomenting the upheaval. http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/china-peoples-daily-condemns-pro-democracy-protests-in-hong-kong/ 5 comments worldnews
- Beijing Blocks Reports on Hong Kong Democracy Movement http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/beijing-blocks-reports-on-hong-kong-democracy-movement/ 98 comments worldnews
- Beijing Authorities Approve Formal Arrest of Jackie Chan’s Son http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/beijing-authorities-approve-formal-arrest-of-jackie-chans-son/ 10 comments worldnews
- "Bemoaning his nation’s backwardness, Mao said that China could not launch a potato into space. Now, well-to-do Chinese business people are lining up for one-hour voyages to the cosmos, and tour operators say China is set to become the world’s largest market for the incipient space tourism industry" http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/06/wealthy-chinese-travelers-lining-up-to-blast-off/ 8 comments space
- Some Chinese theaters are experimenting with projecting real-time text messages on movie screens. http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/theaters-in-china-screen-movies-and-viewers-text-messages/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=technology&_r=0 5 comments technology
- In Hong Kong, People were Paid to March in Support of the Chinese Government and to Oppose Pro-Democracy Movement. (Caught on camera, too) http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/anti-occupy-movement-feeds-suspicions-about-paid-marchers/ 3 comments worldnews
- Mandarin Chinese Names of NBA Players http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/from-metta-world-peace-to-the-pandas-friend/ 35 comments nba
- A Chinese newspaper’s graphic declaring that “Japan wants a war again” and showing mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, drew strong criticism from the Japanese foreign minister on Tuesday, adding to the continuing acrimony between the two countries over historical issues. http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/08/japanese-foreign-minister-speaks-out-against-chinese-newspaper-graphic/ 6 comments worldnews
- Cyberattack on Hong Kong Vote Was Among Largest Ever: The online voting platform for the unofficial referendum now underway on Hong Kong’s political future has been subjected to one of the most severe cyberattacks of its kind ever seen http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/21/cyberattack-on-hong-kong-vote-was-among-largest-ever-security-chief-says/ 13 comments worldnews
- Canada shuts down investor immigration path declaring that there is "little evidence that immigrant investors as a class are maintaining ties to Canada or making a positive economic contribution to the country"; Rich Chinese sue http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/09/disappointed-immigration-applicants-sue-canada/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 896 comments worldnews
- Although China may be cheaper than Europe at producing solar panels, it comes at a higher cost to the environment, a new study says. http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/chinas-solar-panel-production-comes-at-a-dirty-cost/ 23 comments worldnews
- After ‘Cadmium Rice,’ now ‘Lead’ and ‘Arsenic Rice’: Soil in China’s leading rice-producing region shows high levels of heavy metal contamination, in a study that suggests that the proximity of mining and industry to agricultural areas is posing serious threats to the country’s food chain http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/after-cadmium-rice-now-lead-and-arsenic-rice/ 73 comments worldnews
- Xi Jinping bringing Zhongshan Suit to Europe http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/a-chinese-style-suit-for-xi-jinpings-european-trip 3 comments worldnews
- U.N. Security Council Condemns ‘Terrorist Attack’ in Kunming (China) http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/03/u-n-security-council-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-kunming/ 6 comments worldnews
- China Unveils New Native Operating System http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/china-unveils-new-native-operating-system/?ref=world 104 comments technology
- Explosions Near Communist Party Building in China - Ball bearings were found at the scene of the explosion, leading to suspicions that a homemade bomb was used, Xinhua reported. http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/explosions-near-communist-party-building-in-china/?smid=tw-share&_r=0 14 comments worldnews
- In Remote Village, China’s Leader Faces Awkward Question: Who Are You? http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/04/in-remote-village-chinas-leader-faces-awkward-question-who-are-you/?ref=world 6 comments worldnews
- With Winter Ahead, Can China's Smog Get Anything But Worse? On Monday and Tuesday, air-quality monitoring stations in Harbin reported concentrations of PM 2.5 exceeding 1,000 micrograms per cubic meter - 40 times the limit deemed safe by the World Health Organization. http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/with-winter-ahead-can-smog-get-anything-but-worse/?smid=re-share 19 comments worldnews