Author: Melissa M. Chan
Melissa Chan is currently a graduate student in the department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a degree in English in 2009. Her current research interests are diasporic Chinese populations, film, and translation.
China to Spend $16 Billion to Tackle Pollution
As pollution worsens and environmental concerns grow, Reuters reports China will spend $16 billion over three years to deal with Beijing’s pollution: Beijing’s government has pledged to improve sewage disposal, garbage treatment and air quality, as well as crack down on illegal construction, the China Daily
March 31, 2013 9:31 AM
China Will Get Its Own ‘Iron Man 3′
CDT previously reported on the shortened versions of Cloud Atlas and Skyfall for China. The Los Angeles Times now reports that China will get a longer cut of Iron Man 3: Marvel Studios will release a special cut of the movie ”Iron Man 3″ specifically for China, the Walt Disney Co. subsidiary said Friday in a
March 31, 2013 9:24 AM
Most Recent Entries
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- 2013.03.26 China Pulls 1000 Dead Ducks From River in Sichuan
- 2013.03.24 China Sets Sights on S. American Resources
- 2013.03.24 Myanmar Pivots Uneasily Away From China
- 2013.03.19 China Says Self-Immolation Linked to Domestic Crime
- 2013.03.19 Who Makes China’s Foreign Policy?
- 2013.03.17 More Than 300M Abortions Under One-Child Policy
- 2013.03.17 Tibetan Monk and Woman Die in Burning Protest
- 2013.03.12 Why Do China’s Leaders Dye Their Hair?
- 2013.03.12 New Realities Drive Population Policy
- 2013.03.10 China Won’t Forsake North Korea
- 2013.03.10 ‘Iron Man 3′ Blasts Away Co-Production Myth
- 2013.03.05 China’s Black Jail Industry
- 2013.03.05 Hopes Fade Over Sino-Japan Summit
- 2013.03.03 China Keeps Peace at Sea
- 2013.03.03 Spill Underlines Environmental Concerns
- 2013.02.26 Comparing Asia’s Giants on Rape
- 2013.02.26 Why China is Sitting on Fashion’s Front Row
- 2013.02.24 Chinese City Reports Second Bird Flu Fatality
- 2013.02.24 Shanghai Dialect Makes Comeback Among Youth
- 2013.02.19 Blockbuster Growth in China’s Film Industry
- 2013.02.19 Young Boys Found Dead in Guizhou Shack
- 2013.02.17 Dam Breach in Shanxi Leads to Flooding, Evacuation
- 2013.02.17 Some Chinese Souring on Being N. Korea’s Best Friend
- 2013.02.12 China Slams US Sanctions on Military Firms
- 2013.02.12 China Fluffs Up Cotton Price
- 2013.02.10 China Trade Now Bigger than US
- 2013.02.10 China Reduces Fireworks to Ease Pollution
- 2013.02.05 Profits Rise in ‘Snake Villiage’ Zisiqiao
- 2013.02.05 Clinic Suspected of Injecting Dozens with Hepatitis C
- 2013.02.03 China to Mediate Myanmar, Kachin Peace Talk
- 2013.02.03 As Self-Immolations Near 100, Tibetans Reflect
- 2013.01.29 Market for Bear Bile Threatens Asian Population
- 2013.01.29 Let’s Hear It For the Boys: Men Lift Luxury Market
- 2013.01.27 China’s Transport Aircraft Takes First Flight
- 2013.01.27 North Korea Calls Plastic Surgery Rumors “Sordid”
- 2013.01.22 China Calls For UNSC Prudence on North Korea
- 2013.01.22 China’s Focus on Aerospace Raises Questions
- 2013.01.20 Next Made-in-China Boom: College Graduates
- 2013.01.20 China Lets Gini Out of the Bottle
- 2013.01.15 China Offers Reward for Food Safety Informers
- 2013.01.15 Chinese Workers Abducted in Sudan’s Darfur
- 2013.01.13 Jackie Chan: US, Not China, Most Corrupt Country
- 2013.01.13 Rescuing China’s Bears
- 2013.01.08 China Metro Train Derails in Test Run
- 2013.01.08 Illegal Orphanage Fire Leaves 7 Dead
- 2013.01.06 Leak Highlights China’s Water Pollution Problem
- 2013.01.06 ‘Love You Forever’ Day Prompts Marriage Rush
- 2012.12.30 Minibus Accident Leaves 10 Dead, 10 Injured
- 2012.12.30 China Tea Growers Shift to Coffee
- 2012.12.30 N.Korea Trade with China Increases
- 2012.12.25 11 Kindergartners Killed in Van Accident
- 2012.12.25 Why Does Santa Play a Saxophone?
- 2012.12.18 China Cracks Down on Apocalypse Rumors
- 2012.12.18 Steel Plant Accident Kills 2, Injures 13
- 2012.12.16 Britain Looks to China for Christmas Cheer
- 2012.12.16 Hong Kong Crew May Face Manslaughter Charges
- 2012.12.11 Air Rage on the Rise in China



