Report Cites Labor Infractions by Wal-Mart Supplier in China – Jennifer 8. Lee
The National Labor Committee has released a report which says that at a factory which produces Christmas tree ornaments for Wal-Mart, “every single labor law in China, along with internationally...
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“Silent Night” in China – Peter Kwong
From YaleGlobal: During December, visitors to China might think they were entering a Christian country – giant Christmas trees twinkle in subtropical Guangzhou, artificial snowflakes fall on street...
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Traditional Toys Sales Skirt China Recalls – Mindy Fetterman
A predicted Christmas cataclysm for toys “made in China” has failed to materialize in the U.S. The reason? Children don’t read the news. From USA Today: A series of high-profile recalls of...
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China Falls For Christmas — Reuters and The Christian Science Monitor
From Seattletimes.com: It was the week before Christmas, and the crush of shoppers elbowing their way past stalls at the Tian Yi market would have been familiar to holiday gift buyers anywhere. So...
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Photo: Wishes are hung on a Christmas tree in downtown Fuzhou, by *mangu*...
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View ArticleChinese Toy Makers’ Struggles Dim Christmas Joy
Barbara Demick reports for the LA Times, from Dongguan, China: Growing up in the Chinese countryside with only an elementary school education, Yang Yanjun had never heard of Christmas until she landed...
View ArticleChristmas Blossoms in China
Several foreign media reports look at the rising popularity of celebrating Christmas in China. From the BBC: Only an estimated 2% of China’s population are practising Christians so, for people such as...
View ArticleLondon Stores Open Christmas Departments Tomorrow. Blame China.
A new addition to the catalogue of strangeness caused by China’s economic rise: Harrods and Selfridges will open their Christmas departments tomorrow, on Thursday, July 28th, just short of five months...
View ArticleChina's Fake-Christmas-Tree Hegemony
This year, 96% of artificial Christmas trees in the U.S. are expected to come from China. A 15-cent per tree tax on fresh trees imposed by the Department of Agriculture and intended to help fund...
View ArticleParty Members Warned Over Religion
A high-ranking official has spoken out against a resurgence of religious practice among Party members which breaches regulations and, he claimed, threatens the CCP’s unity. From The Associated Press:...
View ArticleRecycling America’s Christmas Lights
China’s hunger for materials and its powerful economies of scale can make a viable business of recycling what would occupy landfills elsewhere. At The Atlantic, Adam Minter describes the town of...
View ArticleWhy Does Santa Play a Saxophone?
Mark Fisher from the Washington Post reported on eight fascinating facts on Christmas in China, which included a ‘war on Christmas’ and Santa’s sisters. Fisher also reports on why Santa Claus in China...
View ArticleCrackdown Stymies China Church’s Christmas Meeting
The AP reports that a Christian congregation’s Christmas meeting in Nanle county, Henan province was blocked as part of an ongoing crackdown on the local church: The canceled meeting at the church in...
View ArticleYour Christmas Lights Head to China, and Back Again
Reporting on his observations from a factory in Shijiao, Junkyard Planet author Adam Minter explains at Time that China will soon be recycling this year’s discarded Christmas tree lights, turning them...
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Drawing the News: Xi Jinping Orders Lunch
A roundup of online political cartoons from the past week. Click any image to launch the slideshow view. Check out more cartoons from CDT Chinese. © Anne.Henochowicz for China Digital Times (CDT),...
View ArticleYiwu, Zhejiang: Santa’s Real Workshop
With Christmas nearly upon us, The Guardian’s Oliver Wainright takes us to Yiwu, Zhejiang, the manufacturing and commodity marketing hub that produces an estimated 60% of the world’s yuletide trinkets:...
View ArticleXi Jinping’s Dreaming of a Red Christmas
At BloombergView, Adam Minter reports that the Chinese Communist Party is renewing a campaign to pushback against the celebration of Christmas and the associated Western cultural values that it...
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Minitrue: Do Not Report Christmas-related News
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Media...
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Minitrue 2017: December—Internet Conference, Xmas
This series is a month-by-month recap of censorship instructions issued to the media by government authorities in 2017, and then leaked and distributed online. The names of issuing bodies have been...
View ArticleChurches Under Pressure Ahead of Christmas
Christmas celebration is coming under increasing official scrutiny in mainland China as the government tightens religious controls. Authorities in Langfang, Hebei issued a notice on December 15...
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