Guo Boxiong Expelled From Chinese Communist Party in Bid to Reform Military
on July 31, 2015
The military has been a core focus of President Xi Jinping's campaign against official corruption.
China’s Naked Emperors
on July 31, 2015
By trying to control the market China's rulers show that despite 25 years of success they have no idea what they’re doing.
China Gets the 2022 Winter Olympics
on July 31, 2015
Beijing will stage the winter games in the desert.
China Shares Suffer Worst Month in Nearly Six Years
on July 31, 2015
Shaken confidence in Beijing’s role in market led to wild swings in recent days.
China Air Quality App
on July 30, 2015
2014 Beijing Air Quality in Images
on July 30, 2015
A photo of Beijing on each day of 2014. For days without a photograph, the color of the box in the above chart reflects the PM2.5 reading from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
Most Air Polluted Cities in China and U.S.
on July 30, 2015
Measured in PM2.5 concentration levels in micrograms per cubic meter
Source: Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection, American Lung Association
Beijing Air Quality, June 17 & 23, 2015
on July 30, 2015
A contrast in air quality between two different days in Beijing, June 17 and June 23, 2015, with PM2.5 levels of 70 and 258, respectively.
China’s Shift From Coal to Hydro Comes at a Heavy Price
on July 30, 2015
As outlined in China’s national climate plan, submitted to the United Nations last month, the country’s aim to peak greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 or sooner will rely heavily on a shift from coal to use of non-fossil fuels.
To many, that would seem a clear win for the environment in coastal megacities and mining areas, where air, water, and soil pollution are a potent toxic legacy of China’s long-term addiction to fossil coal.
In China, Michael Jordan Does Not Hold Rights to His Own Name
on July 30, 2015
Jordan first sued Qiaodan Sports in 2012 for using his Chinese name, his team number 23, and a jumping man logo to sell basketball shoes and jerseys.