“Terror Capitalism” and a “Virtual Cage” in Xinjiang
As China’s internment camps in Xinjiang and their million-plus inhabitants attract mounting...
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Translation: Chinese “Dolce Vita” on Costa Cruise
Cruising has come to China, and international ocean liners are hoping to get in early on the...
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Minitrue: Red Cross Rents Storage to Shipping Co’s
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Read MoreChen: Repressive Regimes are “Doomed to Fail”
While Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang (KMT) declined to meet with blind activist Chen Guangcheng, the head of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) welcomed Chen on Wednesday and praised his perseverance as a...
Read MoreChen Guangcheng Arrives in Taiwan
The South China Morning Post reports that blind activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in Taipei on Monday to begin a trip in which he will meet with human rights groups and address Taiwan’s parliament: “I’m glad to visit...
Read MoreSnowden NSA Leaks Meet Muted Reaction in China
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is reported to have checked out of his Hong Kong hotel and disappeared on Monday, as American authorities prepared charges and an extradition request which may or may not prove successful. Amid...
Read MoreApple Hire Suggests Focus on Supply Chain Pollution
Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency head Lisa Jackson announced her new role as Apple’s vice president for environmental initiatives this week. As Brian Fung points out at the National Journal, it seems likely that...
Read MoreChina 2008: Environmental Crisis
This next article in the CDT series on important issues facing China in 2008 focuses on the Environment. See also previous posts on Nationalism, the Developing World, and the Global Financial Crisis. China’s environmental...
Read MoreThe Circuit Board Bakers of Guiyu – Andrew Leonard
Salon’s How the World Works blog writes about Michael Zhao’s eDump documentary: A lifetime of blog posts decrying the environmental toll of high-tech industrial production does not begin to approach the impact of Michael Zhao‘s 20-minute documentary on the processing of e-waste in Guiyu, China. The images are extraordinary and unforgettable. The land, air, and […]
Read MoreForeign Firms Face Equal Environmental Penalties – Sun Xiaohua
Hefei-based subsidiaries of Unilever and Hitachi“the only two foreign firms included in a spot environmental inspection earlier this summer”were both caught pumping out wastewater in violation of government limits. Now the State Environmental Protection Administration promises domestic-foreign parity in the handing out of punishment. From China Daily: A senior official at the environment watchdog yesterday […]
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