Health
Ten Steps to Cleaner Air in China’s Cities
Earlier this year, former San Francisco planning advisor Eugene Leong looked at the legacy of air pollution in San Francisco. Here he draws out ten key policy lessons for China’s leadership.
With Dietary Shift, China Facing Health Crisis
Tom Levitt: What are the dietary changes going on in China today?
China’s Air Pollution Reporting is Misleading
China’s air pollution is being reported in a misleading way, blocking public understanding and enabling official inaction.
Henan Villagers Seek Justice in Hepatitis C Scandal
Villagers from a county in the central province of Henan say they are still seeking justice almost two years after a doctor admitted reusing syringes and nearly 1,000 people were found to have hepatitis C.
Citizen Sues Local Government for Failing to Curb Air Pollution
Although residents in Northern China are no strangers to dirty air, a man from the smog-enshrouded Hebei province has decided to take the local environmental authority to court for failing to control air pollution.
The Disabled in China
This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy are joined by James Palmer and John Giszczack for a discussion of the disabled in China.
Water Pollution: More Difficult to Fix Than Dirty Air?
Although China’s air pollution keeps making headlines, its water pollution is just as urgent a problem.
China Unlikely to Reduce Coal Use in the Next Decade
Coal will account for no less than sixty percent of China’s total energy use in the next decade, said Zheng Xinye, an energy economist at Renmin University.
By All Means Necessary
In the past thirty years, China has transformed from an impoverished country where peasants comprised the largest portion of the populace to an economic power with an expanding middle class and more megacities than anywhere else on earth
Beijing Passes Law to Curb Air Pollution
China’s first legally binding regulations for reducing PM2.5 levels have been approved by Beijing’s municipal congress.
This Chinese Filmmaker Can’t Stop Talking Trash
Documentary filmmaker and photographer Wang Jiuliang spent four years, between 2008 and 2011, documenting over 460 hazardous and mostly illegal landfill sites around Beijing.
Banned Toxins Found in Kids’ Clothes Made in China
Toxic chemicals have been found in children’s clothes sold by Burberry, Adidas, Disney, and nine other brands, according to a report
Real-time Air Quality Data Due from 179 Chinese Cities
More than 170 cities in China have now joined a real-time air quality disclosure scheme, initiated by the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
The Drying Up of China’s Largest Freshwater Lake
When Jiang Minsheng moored his fishing boat on the eastern shore of Jiangxi’s Poyang L
2013 Year in Review
As the year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to look back at some of the stories ChinaFile published in 2013. We hope you’ll find something that interests you to read—or watch—over the holidays.