China Issues Rules Banning Dishonesty In Science Publishing
Chinese regulators overseeing the field of academic publishing for scientific articles have issued rules explicitly banning dishonest practices.
Books
10.07.15
Unmade in China
If you look carefully at how things are actually made in China—from shirts to toys, apple juice to oil rigs—you see a reality that contradicts every widely-held notion about the world’s so-called economic powerhouse. From the inside looking out, China is not a manufacturing juggernaut. It’s a Lilliputian. Nor is it a killer of American jobs. It’s a huge job creator. Rising China is importing goods from America in such volume that millions of U.S. jobs are sustained through Chinese trade and investment.
Environment
05.08.15
It’s Time to Fix China’s Food Safety Conundrum
from chinadialogueFood safety scandals have become so common in China that people are losing confidence in what they eat. The government has consistently emphasised the need for better regulation of the food industry, and it’s established an inter-ministerial...
Caixin Media
11.10.14
Popular Mental Health Treatment Has No Benefits, Experts Say
A widely used and expensive mental illness treatment that many patients have turned to for help is in the spotlight due to suggestions it offers little help.
A college student name Xiaolei and his father travelled more than 500 kilometers...
Chinese Regulators Search Daimler Offices
The German automobile giant Daimler has become the latest multinational company to bear the brunt a Chinese regulatory investigation, confirming on Tuesday that officials from an agency that enforces antimonopoly and pricing rules had searched...
China Will Ban All Coal Use In Beijing By 2020
Beijing’s Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau posted the plan on its website Monday, saying the city would instead prioritize electricity and natural gas for heating.
The 2008 Milk Scandal Revisited
Since the regulation of food safety incorporates several mutually reinforcing activities and involves various stakeholders, it is highly unlikely that pure top-down, state-centric regulatory and legal frameworks will be sufficient to defuse China...
New Regulations for Online Video Sharing
China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television issued a notice including rules such as real name registration for all users uploading to video sharing sites.
White House ‘Very Disappointed’ NYT Reporter was Forced to Leave China
The statement also raised concerns about the treatment of foreign journalists in China.
Caixin Media
04.27.13
Cracking Down on Bond Market’s Knotty Traders
It was a typical workday morning at Wanjia Asset Management Co. in Shanghai’s downtown financial district, but the firm’s star bond trader Zou Yu was not at his desk.
Zou, 31, had mysteriously failed to report for his job as head of Wanjia...
Environment
10.11.12
China’s New Leaders Must Respect Environmental Rights
from chinadialogueChina has achieved remarkable economic successes over the last three decades. For years, it has led the world in GDP growth. But widespread industrialization and urbanization, along with growth based on increased use of resources, mean the nation...
New Standards for Chinese Paper Cups
Most paper cups available on the Chinese market would not meet the new national standard, which comes into effect on June 1, according to industry insiders. The country's first regulation on disposable cups will focus on raw materials, additives...
China’s Crackdown on Nonprofit Groups Prompts New Fears Among Activists
The Chinese government in the past several weeks has intensified a subtle but steady tightening over the country's freewheeling civil society sector, with some nonprofit groups saying they are feeling increasingly harassed, targeted by tax...