China’s ban on smoking in public places will take effect this Sunday, May 1st. Expectations should not be set too high, though. Enforcement and compliance with the new law is predicted to be weak. From the Los Angeles...
Read MoreThe Chinese government has confirmed the previously-reported execution of two Tibetans for their role in the 2008 Lhasa riots. From The Guardian: A foreign ministry spokesman, Ma Zhaoxu, said two men had been put to death, and...
Read MoreAndrew Browne of the Wall Street Journal writes that two officials connected to the Deng Yujiao case have been fired: A government notice said a police investigation found that two officials, Huang Dezhi and Deng Guida, from a...
Read MoreFrom AP, via The Guardian: China on Tuesday executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog who had become a symbol of the country’s wide-ranging problems on product safety. Zheng Xiaoyu’s execution was confirmed by State Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman Yan Jianyang at a news conference held to highlight efforts to improve […]
Read MoreReflections from BBC correspondent Rupert Wingfield Hayes, who has been called to frequent meetings by officials from the foreign ministry keen to discuss the way he covers China for the BBC: “Why are you so down on China?” is a refrain I have got used to hearing. And not just from the foreign ministry. … […]
Read More
Click on the image to download Firefly for circumvention
CDT is a non-profit media site, and we need your support. Your contribution will help us provide more translations, breaking news, and other content you love.
