Once Seed Was Planted, Chinese Headwear Fad Grew Like Weeds
on October 7, 2015
Across China, grown-ups are sporting plastic decorations on their heads in the shape of vegetables, fruit and flowers.
Dalai Lama: China More Concerned About Future Dalai Lamas Than I Am
on October 7, 2015
"I have no concern," he told Amanpour in London, adding that it is "possible" he would be the last Dalai Lama.
Once the Biggest Buyer, China Starts Dumping U.S. Government Debt
on October 7, 2015
Shift in Treasury holdings is latest symptom of emerging-market slowdown hitting global economy.
The Chinese Government Is Cranking Up the Nationalism After Its Nobel Win
on October 7, 2015
In a way, the Nobel honor is a double-whammy for the Chinese government’s nationalist agenda.
Putting the Past Behind in China
on October 7, 2015
The days of China’s relying on export manufacturing and infrastructure construction as drivers of economic growth are gone.
Opening Ceremony Of The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
on October 7, 2015
Red flags fly over Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, 2013.
What Will the TPP Mean for China?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on October 6, 2015
On Monday, the U.S., Japan, and ten other countries concluded negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP—the largest regional trade accord in history. If approved, the agreement will set new terms for the nearly $28 trillion in trade and business investment between the parties to the deal, a group in which China is not included. —The Editors
Eva Constantaras
on October 6, 2015
Eva Constantaras is a data and investigative journalist and a journalism trainer who specializes in cross-border journalism projects to combat corruption and encourage transparency. She has managed projects and reported from across Latin America, Asia, and East Africa on topics ranging from displacement and kidnapping by organized crime networks to extractive industries and campaign violence. “The Mafia’s Shadow: Displacement and Slavery in Latin America,” her first cross-border investigation, was short-listed for the Daniel Pearl Award, and “Land Quest,” an investigative series on exploitation of natural resources in Kenya, has been recognized by the Global Investigative Journalism Network, Investigative Reporters and Editors, and School of Data for its contribution to transparency in Kenya. Her reporting has appeared in media outlets including El Mundo, El Confidencial in Spain, the Seattle Times, and El Tiempo in Latin America. She also contributes to journalism blogs such as PBS Mediashift, the Open Knowledge Foundation, and Knight-Mozilla OpenNews Source. As a Google Data Journalism Scholar in Spain and a Fulbright Fellow in Colombia and UNESCO in Paris, she developed training curricula for investigative and data journalism in high-risk environments with limited data access.
Authorities Should Do More to Protect China’s Lawyers
By Hu Shuli
on October 6, 2015
A Communist Party group led by General Secretary Xi Jinping that was established to spearhead reform efforts finished a document on September 15 addressing the plight of lawyers. A day later, top judicial authorities, including the Supreme People's Court and several ministries that handle legal affairs, issued a regulation that details measures to safeguard the rights of attorneys.
