China Property Price Growth Slows to 21-Month Low
on December 18, 2017
Growth in the cost of new housing in China decelerated for a twelfth straight month in November, according to official figures, marking the slowest rise since early 2016.
China Hails ‘First Antarctica Flight’ for Its Tourists
on December 18, 2017
According to Chinese media, the country’s first commercial flight to Antarctica brought 22 lucky tourists to the exotic destination this weekend.
China Plans to Kill Local Subsidies for Electric Cars
on December 18, 2017
The Ministry of Finance is working on a plan that would mandate authorities to phase out the incentives to discourage protectionism and help rein in state expenditure, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing government policy proposals that aren’t yet public.
Cheng Xinhao
on December 15, 2017
Cheng Xinhao was born in Yunnan in 1985. He received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Peking University in 2013. He currently works as an artist in Yunnan. His works investigate the Chinese modernization, as well as the production of knowledge in contemporary society.
Cheng has won the 2017 Hou Dengke Documentary Photograph Award. His works have been shortlisted by the 2017 Arles Author Book Award, the 2016 New Talent Award, the 2016 Aperture First Photobook Award, and the 2015 Three Shadows Photography Award. He is also the winner of 2015 Shiseido Photography Award. His works have been exhibited in China, the U.S., and France.
Peng Ke
on December 15, 2017
Born in 1992 in Changsha city, Hunan province, Peng Ke now lives and works between Los Angeles and Shenzhen. Her recent solo/two-person exhibitions include: “Underneath the Tree Where I Buried All My Childhood Pets” (Gallery 50, Toronto, 2017) and “Leaky Logic and a Fugitive Fish” (Red Eye Gallery, Providence, 2015). Her group exhibitions include: “Summer Open” (Aperture Foundation, NYC, 2017), “close, but not touching” (BIGGERCODE, NYC, 2017), “Context” (Filter Photo, Chicago, 2016), “Out of the Frame” (Gallery Kayafas, Boston, 2015), “Breaking Boundaries V” (Pingyao International Photography Festival, 2014), and others.
Peng received fellowships from and was an artist-in-residence at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, in New York; ACRE, in Illinois; and The Lighthouse Works, in New York. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2015.
Peng is interested in cities, communities, relationships, and how urbanization affects human psyche, especially for young children.
Can Environmental Lawsuits in China Succeed?
on December 14, 2017
Air and water pollution are rising in China, and so is the number of lawsuits against polluters. Access to the courts is growing: Chinese prosecutors and some NGOs have been empowered to sue polluters, and activist lawyers increasingly participate in lawsuits. Recently, five activist lawyers brought a lawsuit against Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province, charging these local governments with not doing enough to reduce pollution. Previously, inspectors from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and its local Environmental Protection Bureaus (EPBs) had censured officials in Tianjin for failing to address serious environmental problems.
Xi Jinping Says War Must Never Be Allowed on Korean Peninsula as South's President Tries to Mend Relations on Visit to China
on December 14, 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that wars on the Korean peninsula are never acceptable, adding that China would continue to support dialogue between Seoul and Pyongyang.
Latin America Needs a China Strategy
on December 14, 2017
To judge by the pomp and shuttle diplomacy, Latin America and China are best of friends.
Google Plans Big AI Push in China
on December 14, 2017
Google is expanding its artificial intelligence, or AI research to China.
What to Do about China's "Sharp Power"
on December 14, 2017
WHEN a rising power challenges an incumbent one, war often follows.