Photo: Shanghai, China, by Han Lei Photo
Shanghai, China, by Han Lei Photo (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Chinese Electric Vehicles Encounter Pushback From Western Governments
China dominates the global electric vehicle (EV) industry. Last year, China accounted for approximately 60 percent of global registrations of new electric vehicles, and China’s EV stock was over 4.5 times greater than that of...
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Photo: 北京 大雪 送餐, by 大杨
北京 大雪 送餐, by 大杨 (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreQuote of the Day: “They’ll Stoop to Anything to Reduce the Divorce Rate”
The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs has unveiled a revised draft law that would make it simpler to register marriages and potentially more difficult to divorce. The proposed changes, billed as helping to create a “family...
Read MoreKneeling Delivery Driver Sparks Protest and Reflection
A photograph of a delivery driver forced to kneel before a neighborhood security guard in Hangzhou has inspired widespread calls for better labor protections for China’s working class. The viral image of the kneeling driver...
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Photo: King Qian’s Memorial, by Xiquinho Silva
King Qian’s Memorial, by Xiquinho Silva (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreChinese Government Supports Maduro’s Highly Contested Claim to a Third Presidential Term in Venezuela
The political atmosphere in Venezuela remains fraught in the weeks after its presidential election. While President Nicolás Maduro’s loyalist-packed supreme court backed his claim of victory on Thursday, the opposition produced...
Read MoreVietnam’s New Leader Reaffirms Ties to China in First Foreign Visit as Party Head
This week, Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam wrapped up a three-day visit to China for his first official foreign visit since becoming his country’s top leader. Lam recently replaced his predecessor Nguyen Phu...
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Photo: Inception, by Gauthier DELECROIX
Inception, by Gauthier DELECROIX (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreWeibo Cracks Down on Posts About Weibo Crackdowns
Microblogging platform Weibo is cracking down on speech about crackdowns on speech. In a weekly “safety” digest published to an official Weibo administrators’ account, the platform announced that it had...
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Photo: Flow of Light, by Rico Lee
Flow of Light, by Rico Lee (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read MoreQuote of the Day: “When We Die, Our Bodies Are Plundered for Parts”
A recent scandal involving the organized theft and trafficking of thousands of corpses that were later processed into bone-graft material for dental procedures has prompted horror among the Chinese public, and tremendous...
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Photo: Untitled (Zhaoxing, Guizhou), by Francoise Gaujour
Untitled (Zhaoxing, Guizhou), by Francoise Gaujour (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read MoreOngoing Deletion of Investigative Reports on Corpse-Trafficking Scandal
The Chinese public has been transfixed and outraged by news of a decade-long scheme involving the theft and illegal sale of thousands of corpses for use as bone-graft raw material in dental procedures. A document leaked last...
Read MoreKiribati Elections Renew Debate Over China’s Influence in the Pacific
On Thursday, Kiribati’s Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs released the initial results of the Pacific island nation’s first-round parliamentary elections. For the citizens of Kiribati, the election hinged mostly on issues...
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