Step Inside China’s Hellish, Illicit Steel Factories
Kevin Frayer's photographs of illegal Chinese steel factories look like postcards from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution
All 33 Miners Trapped in China Coal Mine Found Dead
The State Administration of Work Safety ordered an investigation into the blast, adding that “those responsible must be strictly punished”
Search Continues for 20 Miners Missing After Blast in China
35 miners were working at the privately-owned Jinshangou mine when the explosion happened Monday morning; two escaped alive, and 13 have been confirmed dead
China’s Latest Deadly Industrial Explosion Spotlights Dire Workplace Safety
Explosion that killed at least 14 came during a key meeting of the Chinese Communist Party and was swiftly censored
China’s Teflon Toxin Problem
from InterceptSince the late 1970s, the chemical industry has been at the heart of China’s dazzling growth. And as regulations increase around the world, many toxic chemicals wind up coming to China just to die a slow death. Teflon—the slippery substance used...
China’s Coal Towns Are Literally Sinking
Hundreds of thousands are being moved from regions made unsafe from coal companies.
China Power Plant Blast Kills At Least 21
Deadly accidents are relatively common at industrial plants in China, and anger over lax standards is growing.
The Condom Quandary
Sex work is illegal in China, and law enforcement practices that focus on condoms as evidence of prostitution are having a negative impact on HIV prevention among sex workers. When Lanlan, who runs a community-based organization (CBO) and support...
Why Chinese Companies in Africa Are Improving Their Behavior
Chinese companies around the world, particularly in Africa, have a well-earned reputation for being bad corporate citizens. There are countless stories of labor rights violations, disregard of environmental policies, and lack of...
Episode 36 – Sim Chi Yin
Sharron Lovell speaks with Sim Chi Yin about crossing the lines between journalism and advocacy. Chi Yin recently published her four year story following a Chinese gold miner suffering with the lung disease silicosis, caused by years of inhaling...
A Miner’s China Dream
Over the four years I have known him, He Quangui, a gold miner from Shaanxi, has told me many times he wants to travel with me back to Beijing. It’s not just me he wants to visit. He dreams of going to the Chinese leadership’s compound,...
More Exploitation, More Happiness
It was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in recent Chinese history. On August 2, a massive metal dust explosion...
A Factory Burns in China
That a four-year-old factory in a fast-growing economy could be run in such a dangerous fashion is a story not of poverty but of legal disarray. Early on, Chinese were openly discussing corruption, safety standards, and the government’s...
Chinese Poultry Plant Fire Kills More Than 100
Chinese news reports said many of the workers who had died had been hindered from leaving the factory, the Baoyuanfeng Poultry Plant, because the exits had been blocked or inadequate.