Why traditional Chinese paper horses are burned during festivals and significant life events

Equine woodblock prints with long and varied history spanning dynasties are still used today; provide evidence of key ...
The Diplomat

At Summit With GCC and ASEAN, China’s Maritime Ambitions Complicate Its Trade Alliance Plans

Beijing will attend the ASEAN-China-GCC summit in the hopes of forging new commercial partnerships against U.S. tariffs, but a recent white paper doubling down on its South China Sea claims will deter ...
CounterPunch

China’s Arms Control White Paper Reconfigures Global Security Governance

China’s newly released White Paper, “China’s Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation in the New Era,” is not simply a catalogue of policies. It is a strategic text that reveals how Beijing ...
Panda

China Sustainable Paper Alliance: Towards More Responsibly Sourced Pulp and Paper in China

Today, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Chinese Forestry Industry Association jointly launch the China Sustainable Paper Alliance (CSPA). Together with leading producers and buyers of ...
Ancient Origins

The 1,000-Year-Old Paper Flowers Found in China’s Mogao Caves

Delicate paper flowers, cut, painted, and layered like small rosettes, survived for roughly a millennium after being sealed inside a cave on China’s Silk Road. The discovery is a reminder that ...
The Diplomat

Revisiting China: One Year After the White Paper Movement

One year ago, the people of China staged massive protests against the Chinese Communist Party’s draconian zero-COVID policies. The protests, collectively known as the White Paper Movement, were the ...
Long Island Press

Cutting Through Culture: Chinese Paper-Cutting Workshop At Charles B. Wang Center

On Sunday, Feb. 11, the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University held a Chinese Paper-Cutting Workshop with Master Ming Liang Lu. “Cutting Through Culture: Chinese Paper-Cutting Workshop” was ...