Starting with Mao Zedong, China has long aimed to be self-sufficient in its food supply. But with toxins being discovered in domestically-produced food, imports of many of the staples are on the rise. From Reuters: The ruling...
Read MoreAt The China Story, Elisa Nesossi talks to Zeng Jinyan about activism, human rights, filmmaking and blogging. Zeng highlights the underappreciated contributions and sacrifices of female activists and family members, as well as...
Read MoreAs premier Li Keqiang visits Germany amid economic tensions between China and Europe, Bloomberg’s Aliaksandr Kudrytski reports on China’s part in building a new city near the Belarusian capital of Minsk. The...
Read MoreOne of China’s ongoing food safety scandals involves the illegal recycling, repackaging, and reuse of cooking oil — which after crude processing is known as “gutter oil” (地沟油). In the midst of an ongoing food...
Read MoreOn his first foreign tour as Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang is in Berlin today, where he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Germany, China’s largest European trading partner, will be the premier’s only stop in an...
Read MoreAs of May 25, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Three Detained in Guangzhou After Applying for Tiananmen Commemoration: Li Weiguo, Xu Xiangrong, and Li Wensheng...
Read MoreFollowing a number of recent protests against industrial pollution, an article in Nature magazine by environmentalist Qiang Wang looks at the role civil society will play in cleaning up China’s environment: Solutions must...
Read MoreDuring this week’s visit to Beijing by a high-level North Korean envoy, President Xi Jinping reportedly urged North Korea to return to six-party talks over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. From the New York Times: In...
Read MoreThe following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Central Propaganda Department: Firmly rein in the degree of coverage of the Shenzhen Binhai power...
Read MoreFor Foreign Policy, Isaac Stone Fish and Helen Gao explore the “terrifying” web-based genre of Chinese military fantasy novels: It is the year 2049. China’s economic development has so disturbed the...
Read MoreSources tell Reuters that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang rejected an urbanization proposal from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), citing concerns over the risks of another debt-funded spending binge at the local...
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