Winter Solstice | Hu Jintao Visits Eastern Fortune’s Headquarters
on January 28, 2015
Then Chinese president Hu Jintao inspects the factory at Eastern Fortune Rice company on a visit to Da Huangdi (Wasteland) in 2007.
Winter Solstice | Crane and Corn
on January 28, 2015
A crane rises above a construction site on the outskirts of Da Huangdi (Wasteland) where new construction has been spurred by success in local rice production.
Winter Solstice | Winter Rice Paddy Field
on January 28, 2015
A rice paddy, left fallow from the yearly harvest, on the outskirts of Da Huangdi (Wasteland) in the winter of 2012-2013.
Winter Solstice | Students During Recess, Da Huangdi
on January 28, 2015
Students pose for a photo by the author during school recess in Da Huangdi (Wasteland), January, 2013.
Winter Solstice | San Jiu Outside His Home
on January 28, 2015
San Jiu outside his Da Huangdi (Wasteland) home, December 2012.
The View from Wasteland
‘Winter Solstice,’ An Excerpt from ‘In Manchuria: A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China’
on January 28, 2015
In winter the land is frozen and still. A cloudless sky shines off snow-covered rice paddies, reflecting light so bright, you have to shield your eyes. I lean into a stinging wind and trudge north up Red Flag Road, to a village named Wasteland.
China to Appoint Academic as New Environment Minister
Tsinghua University President Chen Jining Would Be First Non-Government Official in the Post
on January 28, 2015
The head of Beijing’s Tsinghua University is likely to be appointed to the top environmental job in in China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, according to reports, as the country’s leadership moves to defuse public anger about worsening air, soil, and water pollution.
‘I Don’t Know Where Some Cadres Get Their Magical Powers’
And Other Quotations from Xi Jinping’s New Book on Corruption
on January 28, 2015
Earlier this month, at the close of the Chinese Communist Party’s 5th Plenum, the official People’s Daily noted on its website that as this important agenda-setting meeting came to a close it was worth paying attention to the recent publication of a book entitled Extracts of Xi Jinping’s Discussions of Party Working Style, Clean Government, and the Struggle Against Corruption.
Nearly 40% of Inspected Products on Chinese Ecommerce Sites are Fake, Government Says
on January 27, 2015
Buyers should order either from the site itself or from an official third-party shop.
China Tries to Stay Aloof From a Warming U.S.-India Relationship
on January 27, 2015
Beijing is aware India’s problems with the United States are based largely on Washington’s relationship with Pakistan.