The Chinese government’s recent detentions of two outspoken critics—visual artist Gao Zhen and citizen journalist Zhang Zhan—highlight the continuing suppression of free speech and the shrinking space for artistic expression and...
Chinese authorities have reportedly arrested more than 100 Tibetan Buddhist monks and other residents of largely Tibetan Dege County in Sichuan Province, following protests against a vast dam project that would destroy six...
As the U.N. COP28 Climate Summit is underway in the United Arab Emirates, bringing together thousands of political leaders and environmental activists, one topic that is sure to get little attention there is the environmental...
This Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of floods in Henan on July 20, 2021, when historic levels of rainfall left almost 400 people dead and caused billions of dollars in property damage. Despite a January 2022 State...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping unexpectedly announced sweeping and potentially transformative, albeit vague, commitments to cut China’s carbon footprint last week. In an address before the United Nation’s General Assembly, Xi said,...
Zhuang Pinghui at Inkstone News reports that thousands of residents in Wuhan’s Yangluo...
Award-winning photographer Lu Guang reportedly disappeared three weeks ago while visiting...
For the first time in 2016, Beijing authorities have issued a five-day “red alert” for...
The 12-year sentence for an environmental activist who worked to protect the spotted seal has been...
While China’s environmental crisis has increasingly been a focus of popular discontent in...
Wu Rongrong is a women’s rights activist who was detained for over a month along with four...
In April last year, The Economist published a pair of reports on China’s cautious...
Following the release, and subsequent censorship, of the viral documentary “Under the...
Chai Jing’s documentary about China’s air pollution, “Under the Dome,” went viral over the...
On February 28 2015, former China Central Television anchor Chai Jing released a powerful,...
Over the weekend, thousands of residents of Boluo County, Guangdong took to the streets to protest...
As air quality in China continues to deteriorate, the government is trying various solutions to...
Rachel Stern is Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science at U.C. Berkeley, focusing on...
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