News Story of the Week
This week I’m bringing you something different in the story of the week. The Warriors of Qiugang (this is the full, free video) is a 40 minute, academy award nominated documentary that follows a...
View ArticleChina is a Democracy? – News Story of the Week
I apologize, but today you get a little China rant. Our News Story of the Week today looks at an article that argued China should not have an independent judiciary (something argued for by the Jasmine...
View ArticleTackling the Nuclear Problem with a Grain of Salt – News Story of the Week
My friend happened to be in a supermarket when panic struck here. She was buying her lunch when three loud, pushy women shoved their way to the front of the line, each buying two bags of salt. She...
View Article500 Million infected with TB – News Story of the Week
A few weeks ago I wrote “Can Culture Be a Problem?” in which I detailed some of the public health problems that are common in China, and how they are at least partially perpetuated by ideas in...
View ArticleWho’s Afraid of Ai Weiwei? – News Story of the Week
This week Frontline aired an in-depth look at Chinese artist/dissident (or perhaps dissident/artist) Ai Weiwei. The full episode entitled “Who’s Afraid of Ai Weiwei” is available online here along...
View ArticleChina hits a Green Tech Home Run – News Story of the Week
Over the past few months I’ve showed that several of China’s environmental achievements have been little more than smoke and mirrors. So I’m very pleased to announce that Beijing is finally getting it...
View ArticleSlowing Down the High Speed Rails – News Story of the Week
China’s high-speed rail system has been a hot topic for these past few months since it was revealed that millions of dollars had been embezzled from these projects. With that revelation came some big...
View ArticleVolunteers Save 500 Dogs From Being Slaughtered – News Story of the Week
Eating dogs is something we joke about when we think of Chinese food, and then we are often scolded by those who are more “politically correct” than us. However, throughout much of China dog meat is a...
View ArticleChina’s Largest Land Grab
On Tuesday I reported briefly on Shaanxi’s plan to relocate 2.7 million residents from the northern and southern parts of the province. The local gov’t reported that this was a major push to help break...
View ArticleTop China stories of the week 01/01-01/08
China’s tomb raiders laying waste to thousands of years of history, by Tania Branigan. Soaring prices offered by collectors and lax monitoring of China’s thousands of historical sites have led to...
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