Leo Timm
Leo Timm covers China-related news, culture, and history. Follow him on Twitter at @kunlunpeaks
This Chinese Province Is Restricting Abortion to Increase Birth Rates
Now, instead of requiring permission to give birth, women in southern China’s Jiangxi Province require permission to have an abortion. Introduced in 1980, China’s infamous one-child-policy resulted in a massive decrease in the population and...
US Government Scraps Racial Quotas in Universities
On July 3, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions revoked guidance documents involving affirmative action, the policies widely applied across the country to promote racial diversity. Under the new policies, universities should not consider race or...
What’s Happening to ‘Made in China 2025’?
Since 2015, the Chinese government has been promoting the slogan “Made in China 2025,” which refers to Beijing’s goal of transforming China from a producer of cheap goods to a competitive powerhouse of cutting-edge high-tech...
Chopsticks: More Than an Eating Utensil
Legend has it that chopsticks were invented by Emperor Yu the Great, who was once stranded on an island and started cooking some meat. His hunger uncontrollable, he used two twigs to remove the delicious...
Behind the Suicide of a Young Chinese Woman
On June 20, a 19-year-old woman in western China jumped off a building, killing herself two years after she was sexually assaulted by her teacher. Identified by her surname Li, the woman had been diagnosed...
Kim Jong-un Just Fired 3 Top North Korean Generals
The North Korean government has replaced three high-ranking military leaders, according to its state-run media and South Korean intelligence sources. The developments come prior to an upcoming summit in Singapore where North Korean leader Kim...
Watch Out for China, Not Russia, Says Former U.S. Secretary of State
According to former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Americans give Russia too much credit when it comes to thinking about an international rivalry. Now 81, Albright served under the Clinton administration in the 1990s....