The following is a non-exhaustive list of websites with a China focus proposing good contents. If you would like to suggest others, please add a line in the comment section!
You may also be interested in our tips on Chinese language learning.
Sinica Podcast – a weekly podcast focusing on politics, economics, international relations and how it all relates to China, hosted by Jeremy Goldkorn and Kaiser Kuo.
The China Story – from ANU’s China in the World Institute, the ultimate high-brow blog, observing contemporary China’s leading intellectuals, publishing pieces by leading academics
Danwei – a website started by Jeremy Goldjorn, China expert and host of the Sinica podcast, offering news and media analysis of contemporary China
China Smacks – Marco Polo Project’s tabloid and pop version – all about the latest Chinese web scandals, with translations of selected weibo comments
Chinese Text project – a free repository of ancient Chinese texts, with a focus on philosophy, offered in Mandarin and English translation
Paper Republic – Chinese literature in translation, and introductions to leading young authors.
You might also like to check out these very good blogs and blog aggregators: Ministry of Tofu, China Hush, China digital times, China Geeks, Hao Hao report, China Dialogue. For a more complete list, you can look at Danwei’s ‘Model Worker’ list, with a detailed description of English language blogs about China – or the full list published at China bloggers.
And for non-English speakers, you might enjoy Caratteri Cinesi (Italian), Chinalati (Espanol), magazeta (Russian) or l’Empire Weibo (French). A special mention to Sapore di Cina for their effort to blog about China in Italian, English and Spanish.
I’d like to suggest adding yoyochinese.com to the list of Chinese learning sites. It’s really a great service. Note, I have no affiliation with them, other than being a subscriber.
I would like to suggest adding: Slow Chinese (www.slow-chinese.com)