Matt Sheehan
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August 11, 2015
Meet The Chinese Rappers Bringing Hip-Hop To The Middle Kingdom
Who’s the bigger hater, the Communist Party or Confucius?
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August 5, 2015
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A Day In The Life of China's First Cyber Dissident
Why is he the only activist optimistic about human rights?
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July 29, 2015
Chinese Man Tries To Sell Pet Alpaca After Losing Big On Stocks
Or was he just giving the finger to the markets?
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July 23, 2015
China's Web Junkies: Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?
Matt Sheehan writes and consults on topics connecting China and California. He worked as the China correspondent for The WorldPost from 2014 to 2016, and lived in the c...
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July 22, 2015
Why Taylor Swift's Merchandise Could Get Banned In China
The name of her album has more than one meaning
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July 13, 2015
China Detains Dozens Of Rights Lawyers Amid Sweeping Crackdown
Chinese police detained or questioned over 100 lawyers and human rights advocates this weekend, human rights NGOs reported. Many of those detained belong to a broad net...
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July 9, 2015
Shanghai's Stock Market is Collapsing. Do Chinese People Care?
CHENGDU — The Shanghai stock market has been one wild ride for the last few months. The world has watched as stocks soared for months before a precipitous plunge in r...
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June 30, 2015
Many Chinese Cheer For U.S. Marriage Equality, But What Would Confucius Say?
Matt Sheehan writes and consults on topics connecting China and California. He worked as the China correspondent for The WorldPost from 2014 to 2016, and lived in the c...
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June 18, 2015
Hong Kong's Legislature Blocked Electoral Reform. Here's The History Of The Effort.
Pro-democracy members of Hong Kong’s legislature blocked passage of a Beijing-backed proposal for electoral reform in the city on Thursday. The proposed reforms would...
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June 16, 2015
Cirque Du Soleil Enters China With Big Bet On Rising Middle Class
SHANGHAI — Cirque du Soleil is coming to China, and the Canadian performance troupe will kick things off with its adaptation of one of the highest-grossing films ever...
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June 12, 2015
If You Got It, Flaunt It: Chinese Feminists Bare Their Armpit Hair for Contest
Matt Sheehan writes and consults on topics connecting China and California. He worked as the China correspondent for The WorldPost from 2014 to 2016, and lived in the c...
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June 11, 2015
Alibaba Helps Chinese LGBT Couples Say 'We Do' in West Hollywood
BEIJING — It took a trip across the Pacific, but this week seven Chinese same-sex couples finally had the chance to say “I do” in West Hollywood. In an event co-s...
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June 9, 2015
Chinese Rapper Shouts Out Uber And Calls Out Haters in Blistering Track
BEIJING — Chinese taxi drivers have been protesting, police have been raiding and politicians have been debating ride-hailing companies like Uber. And one Chinese ama...
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June 5, 2015
Good Samaritans Offer Homes, Cars And Kitchens In Cruise Ship Disaster Town
JIANLI, China — As the Eastern Star cruise ship was fighting to stay upright in the midst of a storm on the Yangtze River, Xia Sougui was trying to crack open a locke...
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June 4, 2015
A Son Waits For Word Of His Mother In China's Cruise Ship Tragedy
Jianli County, China — When Wu Yuanxin’s mother told him she bought tickets for the Eastern Star cruise on the Yangtze, he asked her not to go. She planned to bring...