China’s Stalk-Burning Clampdown Shows Limits of Command-and-Control
on October 30, 2015
At the end of the National Day holiday earlier this month, Beijing bid farewell to weeks of relatively good air quality and experienced another episode of “Airpocalypse.” Levels of PM2.5, tiny pollution particles that are deemed particularly harmful to human health, hit 400 micrograms per cubic meter by the second week of October, more than a dozen times higher than the World Health Organization guideline level (25 micrograms per cubic meter).
Xi’s State Visits As Seen on the Cover of ‘China Daily’
on October 30, 2015
The state visits of Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping to Washington, D.C.
Some Chinese Take Aim at Meat Industry After W.H.O. Report on Cancer Risks
on October 30, 2015
The Chinese diet is not typically heavy in red meats, but that is changing as growing wealth and Western habits stoke demand.
Apple to Power its Vast China Operations With Renewable Energy
on October 30, 2015
The US tech giant’s plans to generate over 2GW of low carbon electricity at its China operations could speed up the greening of the ‘world’s workshop’
Showing Another Side of China - via Instagram
on October 30, 2015
One night last spring, two veteran photojournalists working in Beijing came up with an interesting idea.
China Ranks Last of 65 Nations in Internet Freedom
on October 30, 2015
Chinese officials will be able to impose a prison sentence of up to seven years on a person convicted of creating and spreading “false information” online.
20 Photos That Show How Insanely Crowded China Has Become
on October 30, 2015
China has reportedly dropped its long-standing one-child policy, which was first enacted decades ago in an effort to curb overpopulation.The current population rests at around 1.4 billion after having the policy in place for over 35 years. Only time will tell how the lifting of the rule will impact the numbers.
China’s Communist Party Approves Five-Year Plan
on October 30, 2015
Economists will be watching to see whether it sets ambitious or moderate growth targets.
China’s Risky Oil Strategy in Africa’s Sahel Region
A China in Africa Podcast
on October 30, 2015
Chad is one of the poorest, most corrupt, and, increasingly, most volatile countries in Africa.
