China’s Cutthroat School System Leads to Teen Suicides
on May 15, 2014
Suicide has been an increasing problem in China, with state media calling it the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 34.
Up to 21 Dead as Anti-China Riots Spread in Vietnam
on May 15, 2014
The deaths occurred in rioting around Chinese factories that amount to one of the worst breakdowns in Sino-Vietnamese relations since the neighbors fought a brief border war in 1979.
The Growing Allure of Designed-in-China Fashions
on May 15, 2014
Guo Pei, a couture designer based in Beijing, says she’s seeing increased demand for custom-made gowns as Chinese performers and socialites have more formal occasions to attend.
China: Detained to Death
on May 15, 2014
On May 3, fifteen Beijing citizens—scholars, journalists, and rights lawyers—gathered informally at the home of Professor Hao Jian of the Beijing Film Academy to reflect on the 25th anniversary of the 1989 June Fourth massacre in Beijing. Two days later, five of the participants were arrested and charged with “creating a disturbance in a public place, causing serious disorder.” All five remain in detention.
Anger Grows in Vietnam Over Dispute With China
on May 14, 2014
Thousands of workers rampaged through an industrial area in southern Vietnam in what reportedly began as protests against China’s stationing of an oil rig in disputed waters off of Vietnam’s coast.
Shoe Maker Yue Yuen Suspends Vietnam Production Amid Protests
on May 14, 2014
Vietnam accounts for about a third of Yue Yuen's global production capacity, which amounted to 313 million pairs of shoes last year.
25 Years Ago: Zhao Ziyang Appears to Win Backing
on May 14, 2014
To commemorate the student movement, CDT is posting a series of original news articles from 1989, beginning with the death of Hu Yaobang on April 15 and continuing through the tumultuous spring.
Chinese Police Charge British Former Head of GSK in China With Bribery
on May 14, 2014
The case is the biggest corruption scandal to hit a foreign company in China since the Rio Tinto affair in 2009, which resulted in four executives, including an Australian, being jailed for between 7-14 years.
Kevin Slaten
on May 14, 2014
Kevin Slaten has been researching Chinese labor rights and civil society since 2008, and he has conducted extensive field research on labor rights defense in a number of Chinese regions. Slaten previously served as the Program Coordinator at China Labor Watch, a Fulbright Grantee in Taiwan, and a Junior Fellow in the China Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He holds an MA in Advanced Chinese from The Ohio State University.
Protestors Torch Factories in Southern Vietnam as China Protests Escalate
on May 14, 2014
Properties in the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) I & II in Binh Duong were targeted by thousands of protesters demonstrating over China's deployment of an oil rig in disputed waters.