Zhaohua Li is an American-born independent journalist based in Beijing. He has written on Asia for the Christian Science Monitor, the San Francisco Chronicle and Frommer's guidebooks, among other publications. He is currently also a Blakemore-Freeman fellow in Chinese language studies at Tsinghua University. His interests in China run from the energy and the environment to media and pop culture.
A new survey awards China another ominous environmental distinction: The lead production base of Tianying, eastern China and the industrial town of Vapi, India were among new additions to the top 10 list of “worst polluted places” by the Blacksmith Institute in New York and the environmental clean-up group Green Cross Switzerland. The study ranked […]
Read MoreBeijing’s detente with the Pope moves forward with an acceptance of the Vatican’s choice for top Catholic in the Chinese capital. From AFP: China’s government-established Catholic church will install a new Vatican-approved bishop of Beijing possibly as early as this week, a top Chinese church official told AFP on Monday. “Father Joseph Li Shan has […]
Read MoreMore bad news in China’s battle against Internet indulgence, from Reuters via Australian ABC: A Chinese man dropped dead after playing internet games for three consecutive days, state media said, as China seeks to wean internet addicts offline. The man from the southern boomtown of Guangzhou, aged around 30, died on Saturday after being rushed […]
Read MoreChina Dialogue translates the results of a survey on environmental awareness among urban youth recently conducted by China Youth Daily. From the intro: China’s rapid economic development has materially enriched the lives of ordinary Chinese people, and at the same time increased our demands as consumers. But for how long will limited resources be able […]
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