China no longer has an ideology that makes any sense to them, but what they do have is great pride in the Chinese nation.

By 1979, Chinese people were poorer, on average, than North Koreans. I mean, your average per-capita income in China that year was one third of sub-Saharan Africa's.

Chinese readers are buying books in translation, particularly non-fiction about China, in large numbers.

If the economy can only provide a diminishing political dividend, Chinese leaders will encourage their people to feel pride and vigor in other ways.

Fact-checking can wreak havoc on Chinese political mythology.

'419 scams,' named for a clause from the Nigerian penal code, are such a part of the white noise of the digital age that we no longer notice them.