Evictions spark wave of violence in China

Evictions spark wave of violence in China  By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing   The scene last week after an explosion in Fuzhou city set off by a man at breaking point over the demolition of…

Southern China’s Unwanted Masses

Officials in the southeastern Chinese province of Guangdong are learning that hiding a problem isn’t the same as fixing it. As readers may recall, the Guangdong city of Shenzhen in April evicted 80,000 people it…

Putting Mongolian protests into context

A recent traffic incident and the ensuing protests have aroused unusual attention, because it occurred in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, where ethnic Mongolians live alongside Han people. In some media reports, the incident has been depicted…

Plan for China’s Water Crisis Spurs Concern

A chronic drought is ravaging farmland. The Gobi Desert is inching south. The Yellow River, the so-called birthplace of Chinese civilization, is so polluted it can no longer supply drinking water. The rapid growth of…

Over 5,000 Couples Divorce Each Day in China

China’s civil affairs organizations have dealt with more than 465,000 cases of divorce in the first quarter of this year, an average of over 5,000 per day. According to the latest statistics from the Ministry…

Anti-cigarettes warrior in China becomes famous

At the entrance gate of Beijing Railway Station, Zhang Yue, who became famous around China these days for his anti-cigarettes behavior, snatched a cigarette out of a people’s mouth. Zhang Yue, from Henan Province, dedicated…