Some Chinese factories moved inland in hopes of securing cheaper and more readily available land, as well as lower labor costs. Caixin reports on the impact of “industrial migration”: Inland cities and regions are...
Read MoreJapan Focus has an article looking at the recent spate of worker suicides at the Foxconn plant in Shenzhen as a form of protest against the “global labor regime.” From the abstract: A startling 13 young workers...
Read MoreFilm critic Wei Xidi looks at Wang Libo’s latest documentary, “Buried,” which documents the cover-up behind the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. From Caixin: Taken as a whole, Wang Libo’s latest documentary...
Read MoreHu Shuli, editor-in-chief of Caixin Media, Century Weekly and China Reform, writes on the pressing need for political reform in China. From Caixin, and translated by China Media Project: August 26 marked the 30th anniversary of...
Read MoreCaixin staff reporters Zhang Yanling and Zhang Tao cover Chongqing’s long-range plans to convert millions of rural residential permits (hukou) to urban ones: In order to enjoy city resident treatment, applicants must give...
Read MoreGome Chairman Chen Xiao speaks with Caixin about Huang Guangyu, investment by Bain Capital, and more: After Huang was detained, I was appointed as acting chairman of the board. At the time, the company was facing great risks as...
Read MoreAn article in Caixin looks at the role deforestation 50 years ago played in the recent devastating mudslide in Zhouqu, Gansu: Many scholars and local officials think deforestation and other manmade conditions played a...
Read MoreAn 8-month-old disappeared after his family’s home was demolished. After a maze of administrative twists and turns, he was eventually returned to his family. From Caixin: Jinjiang village is located in the northwest...
Read MoreRecent regulations require the Red Cross, China Charity Federation and 13 other national funds to direct their Yushu earthquake donation funds to the Qinghai provincial government. From Caixin: While fund raising is part of the...
Read MoreA Caixin editorial discusses the case of Qiu Ziming, an Economic Observer (经济观察) reporter who was put on an online “most wanted list” for writing a series of investigative reports: The reporter had come perilously...
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