China Has Made Strides in Addressing Air Pollution, Environmentalists Say
Ma Jun, the director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, says transparency is up and pollution is down
When China Began Streaming Trials Online
Boot up your laptop or turn on your smartphone and take a peek inside legal proceedings
Survey: Indian Firms Best, China Worst on Transparency
The report highlighted the urgent need for big multinational companies to do more to fight corruption.
A Response to ‘China’s Foreign Policy Isn’t Transparent? You’ve Got to Be Kidding’
from Two Way StreetI’m pleased that my article on the lack of transparency in China’s political system has stimulated this intellectually interesting commentary from Chu Yin. Chu elaborates my argument that China’s leaders keep the policy process secret because...
China’s Foreign Policy Isn’t Transparent? You’ve Got to Be Kidding
from Two Way StreetIn her recent article, “What China’s Lack of Transparency Means for U.S. Policy,” U.S.-China relations expert Susan Shirk caused a stir when she argued that China’s “lack of transparency” around public policy making, defense, national security,...
China’s Air Pollution Leading to More Erratic Climate for US, Say Scientists
Computer modelling shows intensification of U.S.-bound Pacific storms, driven by fine aerosols from coal power plants and traffic.
Bitcoin’s Status in China Not So Black-and-White
The Chinese government has disseminated what amounts to a “confidential” policy governing the digital currency, which has led to uneven enforcement.
In China’s War On Bad Air, Government Decision to Release Data Gives Hope
China’s Communist state is hardly known for its transparency. So when environmental groups appealed for official air pollution data, they were not expecting much.
China Mobilizes Cyber-cops After Leak on Elite Overseas Wealth
(Op-ed) “surprising behavior from a government that says it really wants transparency to flush out corruption.”
China Companies Rank Lowest in Survey of Transparency Reporting
The report draws attention to a Chinese business environment corrupt due to minimal public-reporting requirements. Party leaders have warned that corruption threatens their grip on power and have announced anti-graft investigations of a...
Sina C.E.O. Charles Chao on How Weibo Is Changing China
“Before, if anything happened, any accident or disaster, the information can be withheld or contaminated by government media control; but now it’s impossible, almost, to withhold information,” Chao said at the Stanford University China 2.0...
Ai Weiwei on China’s Trial of the Century
Ai Weiwei’s commentary on the twisted courtroom drama provided by the trial of Bo Xilai and what implications it holds for the future of “rule of law” in China, both for citizens and officials of all ranks.
Political Staging in Trial of Fallen China Official
The courtroom spectacle is an effort by the party to convince Bo’s elite party allies and ordinary supporters that he had his say in court, and that the long prison sentence he is expected to get is based on evidence of crimes committed, not...
More Citizens Detained in China for Demanding Public Disclosure of Officials’ Personal Wealth
Dissident intellectuals pointed out that the regime is not afraid of what you say, no matter how strong; however, it is fearful of any form of organization and collective activities, and it has been cracking down harshly on these street...
28,000 Rivers Disappeared In China
Official explanations from the Chinese government have attributed the significant reduction to statistical discrepancies, water and soil loss, and climate change, but Netizens aren’t satisfied with these answers.
Social Media’s Role in Ya’an Earthquake Aftermath is Revealing
China’s social media was in mourning yesterday as users turned their profile photos to grey in remembrance of the victims of the 7.0 earthquake that struck the Ya’an region in Sichuan province on Saturday. As of April 22, the...
Bird Flu Fears: Should We Trust Beijing This Time?
David Wertime:
A new strain of avian flu called H7N9 has infected at least seven humans and killed three in provinces near the Chinese metropolis of...
Lies, Damned Lies, And Chinese Statistics
Although the information provided by the National Bureau of Statistics is not completely transparent, it has taken steps to free national data from the influence of local exaggeration.
Was S.A.R.S. Fallout A Lesson For China In Global Citizenship?
The Chinese government’s views on transparency, in regards to issues of interational health, have changed drastically since the S.A.R.S. outbreak ten years ago, but some areas have yet to improve.
James McGregor: An Open System with Closed Minds
China was a closed system with rapidly opening minds. Today, China is a much more open system with some purposely closing minds.
Asset Transparency Urged to Fight Government Graft
Calls for government officials to disclose personal and family assets are growing louder in China, mainly in reaction to the rising number of corruption cases affecting officialdom.
And some officials are listening. A local Communist Party...
Sustainability Reporting Guidelines: Mapping and Gap Analysis for Shanghai Stock Exchange
In recent years the number of companies releasing sustainability reports has continued to increase on a global level as well as in China specifically. In China, the number of sustainability reports reached over 700 in 2010. There is a widely...