Photo of the Day: Prostrating at Jokhang Temple, Lhasa by Hung Chung Chih/Shutterstock
France 24: Seven Days in Tibet
Cyril Payen, a correspondent for France 24, got rare access to Tibet with a seven-day visa. He interviews activists and shows footage of the severe security presence in Lhasa, as well as the construction around the sacred Jokhang Temple. The report also includes an interview with Human Rights Watch’s Nicholas Bequelin: Tibet has been off-limits to journalists since the Chinese government brutally suppressed riots in the region five years ago. France 24′s regional correspondent Cyril
Ai Weiwei: “I Will Not Stop”
David Sheff speaks with Ai Weiwei in a wide-ranging interview for Playboy Magazine, in which the dissident artist discusses imprisonment, free speech and the internet, as well as his time spe ...
Xi, Obama Plan June Summit in California
The White House announced Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in California next month for the first time since Xi’s promotion as China ...
The Heartbreaking Saga of Zhu Ling
The recent death of a graduate student at China’s prestigious Fudan University, allegedly poisoned by a jealous roommate, evoked memories of the 1995 Zhu Ling case, reignited online fur ...
Discrepant Data Garners More Distrust for Red Cross...
In 2011, Guo Meimei scandalized the name of the Red Cross Society of China at a time when many were already suspicious about the humanitarian NGO’s management of funds. After the devast ...
‘Cadmium Rice’: China’s Latest Food Scandal
On Saturday and after much public outcry, food safety authorities in the southern province of Guangzhou released the names of rice producers whose products were found to contain cadmium, a to ...
China’s Communist Party Urged to Slim Down
In an article published in state media, Shandong University professor Zhang Xi’en has warned that, at around 83 million members, the Chinese Communist Party may have grown unhealthily l ...Politics
What Do First Foreign Visits Tell Us?
With Li Keqiang traveling to India on his first foreign visit sinc ...
Economy
China’s Gender Gap Reaches from Rural Areas to Cities
A recent report found that China is home to the highest number of ...
Culture & the Arts
Evan Osnos on the Resonance of “Gatsby” in China
The New Yorker’s Beijing correspondent Evan Osnos, who recen ...
Sci-Tech
Bird Flu Death Toll Rises as Virus Dissipates
Four more deaths have brought the total number of fatalities from ...
Information Revolution
Caixin Suspends Legal Section Under Pressure from Censors
Under censorship pressure, Caixin’s flagship financial and b ...
The Great Divide
Sex Workers in China Face Abuse
Human Rights Watch has issued a new report looking at the abuse of ...
Environment
Kunming and the Rising Tide of Environmental Protest
The East by Southeast blog has posted a detailed account of Thursd ...
China & the World
Cui Tiankai Challenges U.S. Cybersecurity Charges
China’s new ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, ga ...
