Statistical Snippets

In his book Trust in Numbers, Ted Porter said that journalists and officials “have very limited ability” to rework the contingent statistical categories into different ones. This observation could strike a chord with those who saw how Western news (and Chinese social media) responded to China’s deci...

Category: News, Statistical Snippets

The sudden decision by China’s National Bureau of Statistics to delay indefinitely the release of G.D.P. and other economic statistics while the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China takes place in Beijing has created much consternation among financial analysts and economic observer...

Category: News, Statistical Snippets

Dr. Liu Ziang has published a new Op-Ed in the South China Morning Post entitled China’s plan to unify its domestic market will create cohesion, but at the expense of local needs. It is in reaction to the Chinese government’s “Opinions on Accelerating the Establishment of a Unified Domestic Marke...

Category: Economic Statistics, News, Publications

During the Republican era, personal hygiene and public sanitation became indicators for civilization and a healthy and strong population. Influenced by similar notions in Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries that aspired to be modern, Chinese politicians, intellectuals, and educators...

Category: Medical Statistics, Statistical Snippets

In the early twentieth century, Chinese armies were badly lacking in medical care. The National Revolutionary Army of the Nanjing Government under Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) sought to increase the number of biomedically trained doctors and improve the application of scientific military medicine,...