Tea Leaf Nation

Tea Leaf Nation is an e-magazine founded in 2011. We aspire to be a must-read source for China experts of all stripes–journalists, diplomats, academics, analysts–while remaining fun and accessible to casual China watchers. Our founding team, based in China and the United States, scours Chinese social media every day to spot trends, gauge sentiment, and carry major news stories one level deeper. Above all, we hope to deliver content that brings China to life, humanizing the countless millions behind the text. We don’t use algorithms or bots, just hard work and intuition based on many years spent experiencing and studying China. That means each story is handpicked, just like the best tea. We hope you enjoy our brew.