Is this really just “the season of scandal”? Or is it simply that “reality is catching up”? From International Herald Tribune: This has been the season of scandal in China, from the revelation that hundreds of people, including kidnapped children, had been held as virtual slaves to work in the primitive brick factories of Shanxi […]
Read MoreFrom China Media Project: The Shanxi Brick Kiln Affair (ȪëÁ†ñÁ™ë‰∫㉪∂) has received a wave of coverage in China over the last few weeks. But the lead editorial (Á§æËÆ∫) in today’s Southern Metropolis Daily takes a hard look at reporting for the story and gives the media low marks for its own role. The editorial steps […]
Read MoreFrom Guardian Unlimtied: China will not agree any form of binding target to reduce its soaring greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new international deal on climate change, a senior official confirmed yesterday. Lu Xuedu, deputy director of the Chinese government’s office of global environmental affairs, said it “was not the time” for China […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghaiist: A student in Beijing has been prosecuted for threatening a bookstore in Xidan with a self-made bomb and a note that said: This is a warning. I am giving your company six weeks to remove all your Chinese animation products and only sell Japanese animation products. Otherwise, I am going to bomb up […]
Read MoreWhile the international press focused its attention on tainted exports from China, a Chinese domestic newspaper, China Economic Times published an investigative report on the fake materials used to build China’s top...
Read MoreIn response to the growing chorus of public anger at environmental degradation, the government has announced plans to crack down on corrupt local officials that sanction polluting industries: Echoing the language of the Cultural Revolution, Zhou Shengxian called for a “struggle” against polluters, and said the public refused to accept the increasing degradation of the […]
Read MoreThe U.S. presidential election is 16 months away, but China is already proving to be a hot button issue for candidates. The Democratic front runners, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, have said they will co-sponsor legislation to levy duties on Chinese imports in order to force China to reevaluate its currency. From the Financial […]
Read MoreAs cheaply-raised fish from China have come to occupy a larger part of the U.S. fish market, illegal chemicals, pollution, and unhealthy handling practices have also been exposed. Fish farmers routinely use chemicals, often illegally, to help fish survive in water that has been polluted by industry or global temperature changes. The Washington Post reports: […]
Read MoreFrom YaleGlobal: Asia has less fresh water per capita than any other continent except Antarctica. As the population booms and a growing middle class seeks modern conveniences like washing machines and dishwashers, water becomes a prized commodity and the source of conflict. The latest concern about Asia’s water supplies stems from Chinese plans to build […]
Read MoreQu Hau, the owner of a karaoke club and a coal mine manager, was killed when the mining explosives he kept below his club exploded. From the New York Times: A blast ripped through a karaoke parlor and bathhouse in northeast China on Wednesday night, killing 25 people and injuring 33 others, state news media […]
Read MoreSouthern Weekend has continued coverage of the Shanxi brick kiln case by interviewing several officials in Hongdong County about their role in the incident. ESWN translated the article (original Chinese here): The Southern Weekend reporter interviewed a large number of Shanxi government officials at various levels and went into a previously unexplored subject area about […]
Read MoreFrom Yahoo.com: Single-child families in the booming Chinese city of Guangzhou are being encouraged to have a second child to counter the social and economic problems of a rapidly ageing population, state media said on Thursday. Since 1980, China has limited most couples to one or two children, depending on location, occupation and ethnicity, as […]
Read MoreThe Chinese government recently announced that nearly one-fifth of food and consumer products distributed domestically are unsafe. Meanwhile, the foreign media continues to focus on the safety of Chinese exports. The Foreign Policy blog presents a chart of statistics on China’s agricultural exports to the U.S., and crop pollution within China. The same blog links […]
Read MoreFrom Associated Press: Research in Motion has received clearance to sell its popular BlackBerry device in China after eight years of trying. The Canadian-based company says it’s finalizing the delivery of its products there. RIM Co-Chief Executive Jim Balsillie, speaking on a conference call with analysts last week, said the company was planning to serve […]
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