Viewpoint
12.09.20
How the CCP Took over the Most Sacred of Uighur Rituals
The rooster hadn’t even stopped his crowing when the police arrived at my Uighur host’s courtyard in rural Turpan one early spring morning in 2008. Although they spoke calmly, almost apologetically, the uniformed Uighur officers demanded that the...
Viewpoint
07.30.20
For Wuhan’s COVID Mourners, Little Has Been Laid to Rest
In a conversation on Weibo, Yang, 50, told me about the loss of her 24-year-old daughter, Yuxi, her only child, to COVID-19. She was grieving, of course, but she was also seeking justice for what she viewed as an avoidable death. She showed me a...
Depth of Field
11.16.18
Where Do Bicycles Go When They Die?
from Yuanjin Photo
In this issue of Depth of Field: the dying art of tomb burials; bike graveyards; and a son’s 20,000 photos of his mother.
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05.17.18Killing Spurs Didi, China’s Ride-Hailing Giant, to Revamp Its Service
New York Times
Didi Chuxing, China’s wildly popular ride-sharing service, said on Wednesday that it would overhaul its app and its safety and security practices, after reports that a passenger had been raped and killed by her driver.
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12.12.17Chinese Rooftop Climber Dies in 62-Storey Fall
BBC
A well-known Chinese climber has died while performing one of his trademark daredevil skyscraper stunts.
Features
09.08.17
A Drag Queen for the Dearly Departed
In the good old days, about three thousand years ago, people really knew how to mourn the dead. That was back in the Zhou dynasty, when there was no laughing in the dead person’s house, no sighing while eating, and no singing while walking down a...
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07.27.17Chinese Police Detain ‘Female Jesus Cult’ Members
BBC
Police in China have detained 18 suspected members of a banned religious cult, state news agency Xinhua said. The group is notorious for some of its members beating a woman to death in a McDonald's restaurant in 2014 after she refused to give...
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11.16.16China Discovers the Price of Global Power: Soldiers Returning in Caskets
Wall Street Journal
Xi’s quest to make his nation a military player on the world stage provokes soul-searching as China absorbs its first combat casualties in decades
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11.02.16All 33 Miners Trapped in China Coal Mine Found Dead
South China Morning Post
The State Administration of Work Safety ordered an investigation into the blast, adding that “those responsible must be strictly punished”
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07.06.16Torrential Rain Wreaks Havoc in Central, Eastern China but Yangtze Flood Risks Diminish
South China Morning Post
El Nino reaches Central China, flood controll efforts reach a critical state....
Depth of Field
07.01.16
Tornados and Drag Queens
from Yuanjin Photo
Being a photojournalist involves reacting to breaking news, a dedication to long-term projects, and everything in between. This month’s showcase of work by Chinese photographers published in Chinese media underscores this range of angles: from the...
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05.09.16Death Toll Rises to 34 in E China Landslide
Xinhua
The death toll has risen to 34 with four people still missing after a landslide in Taining County in east China's Fujian Province on Sunday.
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05.03.16China Investigates Baidu After Student’s Death From Cancer
New York Times
Chinese regulators have begun an investigation into the Internet giant Baidu due to misleading medical advertising.
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05.02.16Baidu, China's Version of Google, Is "Evil," a Growing Number of Users Say
Quartz
A Chinese college student recently died of cancer after receiving questionable treatment from a hospital advertised on Baidu.
Photo Gallery
12.01.15
Life After Death
A family mourns the loss of a husband and father, who died after a decade-long fight against silicosis contracted while working in China’s gold mines. He was one of an estimated 6 million workers in China who have some form of pneumoconiosis, the...
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10.20.15The 11 Deadliest Places to Drive
WSJ: China Real Time Report
More than 1.2 million people die in traffic accidents every year across the world.
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10.09.15Escalator Death in China Heightens Safety Concerns
New York Times
A 4-year-old boy was killed after getting trapped in an escalator at a subway station in the southwestern city of Chongqing.
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10.05.15Seven Dead, 223 Injured as Tornadoes Brought by Typhoon Mujigae Ravage China’s Guangdong Province
South China Morning Post
Mujigae was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in at least six decades.
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08.13.15Military Sends Chemical Specialists to Blast Site, Death Toll Rises to 50
Xinhua
So far more than 1,000 firefighters, 151 fire engines and a drone have been dispatched to the blast site.
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08.13.15Tianjin Blast Rescuers Removing Toxic Chemical Substance from Scene
People’s Daily Online
Sodium cyanide has now been detected in the sewage and leakage has been confirmed.
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07.02.15At Least Eleven People Killed in a Bus Crash in China
Independent
Eleven people died in a bus crash after the vehicle fell off a highway bridge in north-eastern China.
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06.05.15Survivor Accounts Raise Questions About Yangtze Ship’s Final Moments
New York Times
Four days after the ship, the Oriental Star, flipped over in a ferocious storm, leaving 442 dead or missing.
Features
05.06.15
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
On the morning of March 16, 48-year-old Huang Shunfang went to her local hospital located in Fanghu Township in the central Chinese province of Henan. Her doctor diagnosed her with gastritis, gave her a dose of antacids through an IV, and sent her...