In the Shadow of Gaoligong By Brent E. Huffman Gaoligong Mountain trembled violently. Gaoligong is one of China’s biggest mountains located in Southwestern Yunnan province. It is terrifying to feel a mountain rumble and shake beneath your feet. My partner Chinese reporter Xiaoli Zhou and I were in its shadow as we walked a thin […]
Read MoreAs Chinese provinces submit their annual GDP reports, Asia Times has two articles about the environmental impact of China’s economic growth. The first, the State of Pollution, says: On the face of it, Guangdong, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang ranked as the top four in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), with each exceeding 1 trillion […]
Read MoreFrom the Independent : China has abruptly slowed and halted work on building 22 major dams and power stations in a dramatic greening of the policies of the world’s most populous nation. The surprise move – one of the most dramatic ever undertaken by any government – arises from rapidly growing environmental concern in China. […]
Read MoreEighteen months ago, Shen Yachuan was a greenhorn Internet writer hurting to seek cyberspace justice for a murdered high-school teacher. Now, he is a journalist and has worked at some of China’s most daring newspapers. After bringing the story to national attention through an exclusive online report, Shen said he had finally found some peace […]
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