Moving a Mountain, of Trash

Protests Have Left Waste Incinerators Sitting Idle. Can New Pollution Standards Fix the Problem?

on July 23, 2014

On July 1, tough new standards for pollution from waste incinerators came into effect. The move is an attempt to end the conflict between communities across China and the nearby rubbish-burning plants they believe threaten their health and house prices. But experts on both sides of the debate are doubtful that pollution standards are the cause of opposition, or the key to ending it.

Five Held in China Food Scandal Probe, Including Head of Shanghai Husi Food

By BRENDA GOH AND PAUL CARSTEN on July 23, 2014

The five detained include the head of the company—Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd, a unit of U.S.-based OSI Group LLC—and the firm’s quality manager, the police said in an online statement. It gave no other details.

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Tom Wang

on July 22, 2014

Tom Wang hails from central China, where he studied multimedia journalism. He has always been a music and film lover and while studying in University discovered documentary film. His interests include urbanization, rural development, water resources, and other environmental issues. Wang currently lives in Beijing, where he works on documentary projects.

Thinking Taiwan

on July 22, 2014

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Stability the Watchword for Progress in China

Opinion by Hu Shuli

on July 22, 2014

Chinese diplomacy has had a busy few months, with numerous visits abroad by leaders and a constant stream of foreign leaders coming to the country.

Amid the flurry of activity, two meetings were particularly noteworthy: the sixth U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing on July 9 and 10, and the BRICS leaders' summit in Brazil on July 15 and 16. The former offers a window into China's relationship with the world's sole superpower, while the latter maps out how the major emerging economies, including China, can work together toward mutual development.