A Man Takes His Cabbage for a Walk
on June 20, 2014
The Chinese performance artist Han Bing recently dragged a cabbage through city centers as a social commentary on people’s relationships with objects in their lives.
The Problem with Chinese Gas Prices
on June 20, 2014
Implementing higher fuel standards in order to reduce air pollution is a good thing. But the “Big Two” oil companies who control the petroleum industry—Sinopec and CNPC—should take responsibility for the increased cost. Consumers already pay huge sums of money to the petroleum industry when they buy gas—why should they be called upon to bear so much of the cost of the new fuel standards?
Isolda Morillo: Una Vida en China
on June 20, 2014
This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy are delighted to be joined by Isolda Morillo, a Peruvian journalist for the Associated Press whose life story is as interesting as they come. Growing up in Beijing in the 1980s, where she attended local schools, Isolda went on to attend university in South America before launching a career in journalism which has taken her to Cuba, France, and the United States as well as back to China.
China Quietly Launches Probe of Foreign Non-govt Outfits—Media
on June 20, 2014
Do Chinese Classrooms Need to Talk About Sex?
on June 19, 2014
Sex education is taught inadequately in school and avoided by parents, resulting in generations of Chinese children growing up wondering if babies come out of armpits, or from the garbage dump, as others have also cited.
What China Should Say at the U.N. Climate Change Summit
By Li Shuo of Greenpeace China
on June 19, 2014
With a little more than 100 days to go, countries are gearing up for Ban Ki-moon’s New York climate summit, the first climate convention of world leaders since Copenhagen and a meeting that aims to catalyze new commitments and mobilize political will.
China Bans Unauthorized Critical Coverage by Journalists
on June 18, 2014
Reporters in China are forbidden from publishing critical reports without the approval of their employer, one of China’s top media regulators said on Wednesday.
Chinese Directors on Winning Global Box Office: ‘Attacking Hollywood Is the Best Way’
on June 18, 2014
At the Shanghai Film Festival's most popular forum, leading local film figures debate whether Hollywood is friend or foe.
Who Should Foot the Bill for Higher Fuel Standards?-Illustration 12
on June 18, 2014
