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Coronavirus Stirs Rumors and Racism Towards Chinese Eating Habits and Health

On social media, ignorant rhetoric about food and health is spreading faster than the virus itself

By Mayura JainFebruary 3, 2020

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Foodies on Twitter are Protesting This “Racist” Chinese Food Term

This term has its roots in MSG scaremongering dating back to the 1960s

By Mayura JainJanuary 17, 2020

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Chinese Rappers Beef with Lil Pump After Racism Storm: Here are 6 Fierce Diss Tracks

Big trouble for Lil Pump in China

By Andrew LittleDecember 23, 2018

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Chinese Retailers Remove Dolce & Gabbana Products as Dairy Queen is Sucked into Backlash

Ice cream brand Dairy Queen has been (jokingly) sucked into the controversy surrounding Dolce & Gabbana's "racist" ...

By RADII ChinaNovember 22, 2018

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Dolce & Gabbana Sparks Cries of Racism with Controversial Ad Campaign

It looked like Dolce & Gabbana had narrowly dodged its second tone-deaf China advertising gaffe in two ...

By Fan ShuhongNovember 21, 2018

Albert Einstein in Shanghai: Can a Genius Also be Racist?

Einstein's comments about China in his 1922 travel diaries are sadly reflective of attitudes at the time, ...

By Jeremiah JenneJune 15, 2018

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Wǒ Men Podcast: Black Panther and Attitudes to Race in China

Yajun and Jingjing discuss Chinese audiences' reactions to Black Panther - coming in the wake of the ...

By Wǒ Men PodcastMarch 30, 2018

The Question of “Chinese Influence”

In writing about China, should we be careful not to conflate the Party with the people?

By Jeremiah JenneDecember 27, 2017