Unlike Ms McKinnon and others, not to mention entire nations, I don't have an axe to grind nor do I consider it my God given, unalienable right to assault the mind of every individual on earth that owns a computer and has internet access. Nor do I wish to impose upon them my views. This said, however, censorship in China is, at times, at the very least, annoying.

Seriously, anyone who goes to China should know what they are getting in to, but this complaining about making "only" 10 times as much as the average Chinese person, or occasionally having to work a 6-day work week, because you have a week-long vacation strikes me as whiny and petty. Am I alone in this opinion?

In the last three decades the image of Chinese women has dramatically shifted and women’s bodies have been closely associated with pleasure and the rise of consumer culture. In the 1980s, feminized women were said to represent progress and the iron girls were ridiculed.

Tibet Daily, a leading newspaper in the Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest China, has condemned the Dalai Lama and his supporters for their continued support of secession by violent means while waving the banner of "peace".

If you thought concubines had been consigned to history in China, think again. Bars in the country's booming cities are now full of aspiring 'ernai' out to bag a filthy-rich businessman. Sally Howard speaks to some of those who've made it, and some who rather wish they hadn't

It is not easy to realize how strange it is when you live in an existing system, but when you have the chance to talk with people from other countries, you realize the huge difference. I enjoyed my talk with my great friends tonight, and we talked about the Resident Permit (Hokou) system in China. To be honest, I didn't feel it too strange before I explained it with my own mouth.

What I found the most interesting to watch was how westerners behaved. And why? Well, because something tells me that their behavior here, is completely different to what it would have been back in their home countries. Laowais behaviour in China... well worth questioning at times.

A Chinese university girl explains why she wants to marry a Western man instead of a Chinese man, and why she wants to get out of China to enjoy a better life in the West.

I discovered the police registration requirement for newborns by accident when we went to apply for Z's visa. Mrs. Imagethief and I had waited a while to do this because we hadn't applied for the passports right away. We were, as you might expect, a bit overwhelmed by the presence of a newborn and didn't have any immediate plans to travel.

“Free Tibet” has become the cry of the backward and the reactionary. Across the West, it has been turned into the pet cause of poor little rich girls (and boys) who feel disillusioned with modernity and the evil forces of progress. "Free Tibet" activists expend much of their energy campaigning against anything that smells modern—especially Chinese jobs, industry, and infrastructure.