Aerial View of Deforestation in Shimengyu, 2
on September 19, 2014
Shimengyu village in Zhejiang province
Aerial View of Deforestation in Shimengyu, 1
on September 19, 2014
Shimengyu village in Zhejiang province
LGBT China
on September 19, 2014
This week on Sinica, Jeremy Goldkorn and David Moser are joined by Fan Popo for a discussion of the way life works for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual (LGBT) community in China.
‘What’s So Wrong with Splitting up?’
Netizens Use the Scottish Referendum to Discuss Democracy in China
on September 18, 2014
It reads like an Orwellian threat to all Scots: "The English government needs to immediately commence political thought education, and Scotland needs to be ruled by someone patriotic. Strike hard against separatist forces!
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on September 18, 2014
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More Exploitation, More Happiness
How Netizens Responded to a Deadly Factory Explosion
on September 18, 2014
It was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in recent Chinese history. On August 2, a massive metal dust explosion killed 75 workers and injured another 186 at a factory in Kunshan, in Jiangsu province, that supplied wheels to General Motors. Asphyxiation killed more than 40 people almost immediately as oxygen in the production facility was consumed in an instant.
Towards an Asian Century of Prosperity
on September 18, 2014
The combination of the world’s factory and the world’s back office will produce the most competitive production base, writes Xi Jinping , President of China
Uighur Scholar Ilham Tohti Goes on Trial in China on Separatist Charges
on September 18, 2014
A conviction of Ilham Tohti for separatism could result in the death penalty, but in his case life imprisonment is likely to be the maximum punishment because of the specific charges.
Collecting Insanity
on September 18, 2014
Every country has a past it likes to celebrate and another it would rather forget. In China, where history still falls under the tight control of government-run museums and officially approved textbooks, the omissions appear especially stark. An unusual museum dedicated largely to what is absent in China’s self-presentation is the subject of Joshua Frank’s short film “Collecting Insanity.” The group of exhibits, named after Fan himself, display their owner’s collection of millions of historical artifacts, gathered over a lifetime of obsessive accumulation.
China’s Central Bank Said to Inject $81bn Into System
on September 17, 2014
The move may be the first of several stimulus measures, analysts say. It is aimed at lifting business confidence and investment following a string of weak economic data.