Rachel Lu

Rachel Lu, editor and co-founder of Tea Leaf Nation, spent her childhood in southern China. She is currently based in Hong Kong.  

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Chinese Film Director: 'Censorship Is Torment'

Chinese Film Director: 'Censorship Is Torment'

Feng Xiaogang -- often called "China's Spielberg" -- brings up a taboo subject in a speech. More »

China: A Nation Ruled by People With Law Degrees

China: A Nation Ruled by People With Law Degrees

... and a country whose government has little respect for rule of law. But could that change? More »

Does Apple Discriminate Against Chinese Consumers?

Does Apple Discriminate Against Chinese Consumers?

A prominent television show -- and many web users -- say so. More »

Are the Chinese Longing for a New Capital?

Are the Chinese Longing for a New Capital?

Beijing has been the capital of China for about 700 years. Is that about to change? More »

Has China's Media Censorship Reached a Tipping Point?

Has China's Media Censorship Reached a Tipping Point?

Why an obscure weekly magazine has become a touchstone for Chinese debates over press freedom More »

Happy Mayan Holidays: Chinese Employees Get a 'Doomsday Vacation'

Happy Mayan Holidays: Chinese Employees Get a 'Doomsday Vacation'

One company's plan to stay on its workers' good side More »

The Key Players in China's Power Transition: Inside the 'Gang of Seven'

The Key Players in China's Power Transition: Inside the 'Gang of Seven'

Xi Jinping and Li Kegiang will be elected president and premier at the upcoming Communist Party Congress. But the rest of the Politburo Standing Committee is up for grabs. More »

Gallows Humor: The Dark Jokes of Weibo as China's Stock Market Tanked

Gallows Humor: The Dark Jokes of Weibo as China's Stock Market Tanked

The unintentionally comedic consequences of China's economic slowdown. More »

China Censors Discussion of Next Leader's Disappearance, but Web Users Find a Way

China Censors Discussion of Next Leader's Disappearance, but Web Users Find a Way

Vice President Xi Jinping is nowhere to be found. More »

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