Chinese Whistleblower Blinded in Acid Attack
on July 18, 2013
Li Jianxin, an amateur Chinese whistleblower who posted embarrassing pictures of Party officials’ luxury cars, was rammed by a car, blinded with acid, and had two of his fingers cut off.
Hershey Takes a Bite Out of China’s Huge Candy Market
on July 18, 2013
Hershey attempts to to break into China’s candy market by figuring out what qualities the Chinese like in their sweets. Hershey’s research shows the Chinese prefer salty flavors, nuts and chocolate that is not as sweet as what is sold in America.
New Style in Old Beijing (Video)
on July 18, 2013
This episode of the ‘Intersection’ video series takes place in Beijing’s Gulou neighborhood, where young Beijingers discuss their and their peers’ fashion styles and inspirations.
Chinese Nuclear Versus Chinese Renewables
on July 18, 2013
Germany’s Energy transition (‘Energiewende’) has been much feted, but when it comes to energy and climate-change policy, China is the country to watch. Its burgeoning economy and voracious appetite for coal-fired power make it the world’s biggest source of greenhouse gases, generating over one quarter of man-made carbon emissions. But it is also leading the drive for clean energy by embracing low-carbon generating technology at an unprecedented scale.
Xu Zhiyong Arrested: How Serious Can Beijing Be About Political Reform?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on July 18, 2013
Donald Clarke:
China Pushes Europe to Lower Hurdles to Solar Deal
on July 17, 2013
A European Commission document dated July 12 said China wants any solar agreement to expire by the end of 2014, that the so-called certain parts of the panels should be excluded from tariffs and that any cap on Chinese exports should be negligible.
For Global Drug Manufacturers, China Becomes a Perilous Market
on July 17, 2013
Selling pharmaceuticals and other health care products in China is increasingly fraught with peril. China is accusing GlaxoSmithKline of funnelling payments through travel agents to doctors, hospitals and government officials to bolster drug sales.
A Minority in the Middle Kingdom: My Experience Being Black in China
on July 17, 2013
In the 1996 China edition of the Lonely Planet guidebook, a text box aside comment from a street interview provided some interesting conversation fodder: “…there is no racism in China because there are no black people,” a Chinese woman was reported to have said. This became a little running joke in my small study abroad circle, since I was the only black student in my program of fifty students. It was 1997, and I was in Beijing studying Chinese.
CFIUS and the U.S. Senate’s Anti-China Bug
on July 16, 2013
Last week, senators from both parties finally came together for a common objective: stopping the $4.7 billion sale of America’s largest pork producer to China. Their reason? The sale of Smithfield Farms to a Chinese company, Shuanghui, could pose a threat to America’s critical infrastructure. The Senators wanted the Committee for Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to block the deal under its authority to stop foreign investments that it deems threats to national security.
Local Officials in North China Quit Smoking to Fight Air Pollution
on July 16, 2013
If you are planning to quit smoking, here is another reason to do so—it can fight air pollution, at least according to local officials in China’s northern Hebei Province.
Officials in Cangzhou city, Hebei vowed to quit smoking in front of a mass rally this week, claiming the pledge would help to solve air pollution.
