Category Archives: Sex, Drugs and Vice

Satan Lucky’s Floating World

Posted on 2013-08-29 by Alexander Ye

Satan Lucky is the pen name of cartoonist and illustrator based in Beijing. He publishes some of his work on Weibo. His style is based on Ukiyo-e — literally “pictures of the floating world”, the traditional Japanese style of woodblock prints and paintings … Continue reading →

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Survey of China’s 24 most corrupt officials in 2012

Posted on 2013-01-29 by Barry van Wyk

2012 was the annus horribilis of the “trial by Weibo” of government officials, their public humiliation and ultimate sacking in disgrace. More than ever before, last year witnessed multiple cases where government officials were implicated in sex videos and other corruption … Continue reading →

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The Ten Biggest Sex and Gender Stories of 2012

Posted on 2012-12-17 by Barry van Wyk

The City Lady (都市女报) from Shandong today has a front page story on the Ten Biggest Sex and Gender Stories of 2012 in China (年度十大性与性别事件). Based on an exercise led by the head of the Sex and Gender Institute at the Beijing … Continue reading →

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Contrasting World AIDS Day coverage in China’s newspapers

Posted on 2012-11-30 by Barry van Wyk

With tomorrow being World AIDS Day, a handful of newspapers in China today ran special features and front page headlines on HIV/AIDS-related stories. This coverage came in contrasting styles, however. While most newspapers focused on informative education and prevention activities … Continue reading →

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Pan Shiyi: Another real estate mogul’s affair goes public

Posted on 2012-11-01 by Barry van Wyk

Another scantily clad woman can be seen today on the front page of the City Lady (都市女报), a newspaper ostensibly focused on women’s issues but apparently not only aimed at female readers. And once again we can feast our eyes on the … Continue reading →

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Real estate billionaire Wang Shi’s divorce and new girlfriend

Posted on 2012-10-30 by Barry van Wyk

Having a mistress in China would not normally be front page news. But when you are a 61-year-old famous real estate mogul and renowned entrepreneur and when your new mistress is a pretty, 31-year-old actress – that’s front page front … Continue reading →

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Guys and Sex Dolls – Scenes from the Guangzhou Sexpo

Posted on 2012-10-16 by Robert Foyle Hunwick

As millions returned to work after one of the most stressful holidays in years on Monday October 8, the Tenth Annual Guangzhou National Sex Culture Festival was finishing its last day. “Look at the time,” Professor Zhu Jiaming, one of the … Continue reading →

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“Most Chinese women don’t know how to use contraceptives”

Posted on 2012-09-27 by Barry van Wyk

The front of the City Lady (都市女报), a national newspaper focused on women’s issues, today makes the startling claim that most Chinese women don’t really know how to use contraception. Based on what it describes as the findings of a new investigation (the details … Continue reading →

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Sex in China: Q&A with author Richard Burger

Posted on 2012-08-27 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Richard Burger is the blogger behind Peking Duck, a record of his thoughts on China since 2003, when he first wrote about being in Beijing during SARS. Burger is also the author of Behind the Red Door: Sex in China, published by … Continue reading →

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‘Wizard arrested for raping Buddhist’

Posted on 2012-04-25 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The top front page headline of Beijing Evening News today concerns tightening of food safety regulations. The photo shows soccer boss Nan Yong being led away ‘wearing prisoner uniform number 087′. Nan was director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center when the … Continue reading →

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