Sustainable Development Beyond NIMBYism: China’s Environment Social Mobilization April 8, 2013 0 Written by PENG Lin and Wu Fengshi. The year 2012 marked the rise of social mobilization against industrial pollution and hazardous projects in China. In Qidong,…
Sustainable Development Too much soused pork for Shanghai: Better in the river than on your plate April 8, 2013 1 By Jackie Sheehan. Over a two-week period in March, more than 16,000 pig carcasses were dumped in the Huangpu River by pig farmers in Jiaxing,…
Sustainable Development Guerilla Agriculture: Fear and Loathing in Changsha April 2, 2013 1 By Judith Shapiro. On a recent visit to Changsha, where I lived for three years as one of the first Americans to teach in China…
Politics New Chinese Leaders Should Burn Their Three Fires (2) November 13, 2012 1 By Shujie Yao. Besides achieving sustainable and equitable increase in people’s living standards, the new leaders that will emerge at this Party Congress need to…
Culture and Society New Chinese Leaders Should Burn Their Three Fires (1) November 13, 2012 0 by Shujie Yao. "The traditional Chinese metaphor, which implies that new leaders must tend to three big things, or burn three fires, refers to the…
Culture and Society Protests in Ningbo mark the birth of a nation-wide environmental health movement October 29, 2012 4 by Andreas Fulda. The industrious city of Ningbo in Zhejiang province has become the latest flash point for environmental activism in urban China. After weeks…
Culture and Society Improving Food Safety Standards: how far can China go? August 15, 2012 1 By Bin Wu. Recently I travelled in China and met a friend who brought a bag of tea for me. I was surprised that the…
Economy Energy efficiency vital for future January 6, 2012 1 By Dan Luo, published in China Daily on 6th January. The vague outcome of the recent climate talks in Durban disappointed environmentalists but the significance…
