China’s Satirical Internet Queen Just Got $2 Million in Funding
on March 23, 2016
Nicknamed “Papi Jiang,” the graduate student from Beijing’s Central Academy of Drama is famous for her mocking videos.
China Vaccine Scandal: 37 Arrested
on March 23, 2016
Authorities had known about it since April last year, but they only made the news public last Friday.
U.S. Hopes for Talks with China about Possible THAAD Move to South Korea
on March 23, 2016
Beijing underscored its concerns but seemed to open the door to a diplomatic solution.
Fall of Shanghai’s Utilities Chief Unravels Web of Corruption
Feng Took over 37 Million Yuan in Bribes and Implicated Two Former Top Officials
on March 23, 2016
A graft probe into the head of a state-run utilities firm in Shanghai put investigators on the trail of two top local government officials, people with knowledge of the matter say.
Feng Jun, the former general manager of State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Co., is accused of taking more than 37 million in bribes. The sources said his downfall precipitated graft investigations into two other senior Shanghai officials: former vice mayor Ai Baojun and Dai Haibo, former chief of staff to the mayor.
Glacier Tourism
on March 23, 2016
Kevin Bloom
on March 23, 2016
Kevin Bloom has written for a wide array of South African and international publications, including the Daily Maverick, Granta, the UK Times, and The Guardian, and he is an Honorary Writing Fellow at the University of Iowa, having completed the fall residency of the International Writing Program in 2011. His first book, Ways of Staying, won the 2010 South African Literary Award for literary journalism, and was shortlisted for the Alan Paton Award. He is the co-author of Continental Shift: A Journey Into Africa’s Changing Fortunes.
Richard Poplak
on March 23, 2016
Richard Poplak was born and lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. He trained as a filmmaker and fine artist at Montreal’s Concordia University and has produced and directed numerous short films, music videos, and commercials. Now a full-time writer, Poplak is a senior contributor at South Africa’s leading news site, Daily Maverick, and a frequent contributor to publications all over the world. He is a member of Deca Stories, the international long-form non-fiction collective. Since 2010, Poplak has been traveling across Africa, seeking out the catalysts and characters behind the continent’s 21st century metamorphosis. He is the co-author of Continental Shift: A Journey Into Africa’s Changing Fortunes.
The Pros and Cons of China’s NGO Laws
on March 23, 2016
Beyond ‘Chicken or Beef’ Choices in China Debates
on March 22, 2016
Growing up in California with no special interest in China, one of the few things I associated with the big country across the Pacific was mix-and-match meal creation. On airplanes and in school cafeterias, you just had “chicken or beef” choices, but Chinese restaurants were “one from Column A, one from Column B” combination domains. If only in more debates on China, a similar readiness to think beyond either/or options would prevail!
Russia Deals Deepen India Hold in China Oil-Buying Backyard
on March 22, 2016
India is replacing China as the center of the world’s oil demand growth as its economy expands faster than any other major country.