Hundreds of Residents of South China 'Rebel' Village Protest, Poised for Showdown
on June 20, 2016
Villagers called for the return of seized land and the release of a former protest leader who was elected village chief in 2012.
Hong Kong Leader Vows Action After Bookseller Recounts Ordeal in China
on June 20, 2016
The incidents have raised concerns that Chinese authorities violated the “one country, two systems” formula.
China and Indonesia in Maritime Clash
on June 20, 2016
Southeast Asian nations deeply divided over how to respond to Beijing’s assertive approach.
China Builds World's Most Powerful Super Computer
on June 20, 2016
It is twice as fast and three times as efficient as the previous leader Tianhe-2, also from China.
China’s Last Wild River Carries Conflicting Environmental Hopes
on June 18, 2016
With global temperatures rising, can China afford to protect its rivers and forgo an alternative to the coal-fired plants responsible for much of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions?
Antony Loewenstein
on June 18, 2016
Antony Loewenstein is an independent Australian journalist, documentarian, and blogger who has written for the BBC, The Nation, Huffington Post, and Haaretz, amongst many others. He is the author of three bestselling books, My Israel Question, The Blogging Revolution, and Profits of Doom: How Vulture Capitalism is Swallowing the World, co-writer of For God’s Sake, and co-editor of Left Turn and After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine. His latest book is Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe. He is working on a film about disaster capitalism.
Find-a-Journalist App Highlights Murky Media Practices in China
on June 17, 2016
The app connects companies seeking publicity and journalists interested in pocketing some extra cash.
China Imposes Blackout on Hong Kong Bookseller’s Revelations
on June 17, 2016
With one fleeting exception, media consumers in mainland China were left in the dark.
China Coalminers Seek New Debt Terms
on June 17, 2016
Some of China’s largest state-owned coalminers are asking banks to relax payment terms on loans, as a profound slump in prices devastates China’s coal heartland.
China Orders 255 Shanghai Industrial Facilities to Shut for G20
on June 17, 2016
The document, issued by the Shanghai Environment Protection Bureau, has ordered a wide range of companies to shut down for 14 days ahead of the G20 meet in Hangzhou.