For Chinese Orphan with a Disability, Life in the U.S. Brought the Strength to Help a Friend Left Behind
According to my caretakers at the orphanage, Chunchun arrived a few years before I did, when she was a baby. They estimate that I was around three or four years old at the time of my arrival, howling and screaming at the top of my...
Same Tough Start, Radically Different Lives
According to my caretakers at the orphanage, Chunchun arrived a few years before I did, when she was a baby. They estimate that I was around three or four years old at the time of my arrival, howling and screaming at the top of my...
The 80-Year-Old Runway Model Reshaping China’s Views on Aging
Last year, at 79, Mr. Wang walked the runway for the first time, his physique at his age causing a national sensation
Drug Giant Faced a Reckoning as China Took Aim at Bribery
China sought to make an example of GlaxoSmithKline in a case that involved bribery of doctors and investigators and ended with guilty pleas and record penalties
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”
Did a Story About Rape Take Down a Chinese TV Show?
A popular TV show in China has been cancelled after featuring the mother and grandmother of a young woman who was repeatedly raped, but never reported it
China’s Forbidden Babies Still an Issue
The One Child Policy may be gone, but the control and coercion remain
In China, It’s Always Greener on the Other Side
China is making the difficult transition to cleaner energy, but their efforts will help mitigate climate change
HIV is Growing So Fast Among Chinese Youth that a University Sells Test Kits in Vending Machines
The kits, which cost less than $5, are sold alongside snacks and drinks in the machines at China’s Southwest Petroleum University in Sichuan Province
The Consequences of the One-Child Policy Will Be Felt for Generations
from Sinica PodcastThe first day of 2016 marked the official end of China’s one-child policy, one of the most controversial and draconian approaches to population management in human history. The rules have not been abolished but modified, allowing...
In Push for G.M.O.s, China Battles Fears of 8-Legged Chickens
China has ambitions to be a major player in genetically modified food, but first it needs to dispel images of poisoned seeds and contaminated fields
China Worked Its Way into the Debate on the Topic of Abortion
Clinton's “Like they used to do in China” line might lead some to think the state no longer interferes with family planning--but it still does
Over-Protective Mothers, E-cigarettes, Sports Hunting, and More
from Yuanjin PhotoA photojournalist’s job is to capture the unique and the universal—to portray brief moments that tell individual stories, yet are instantly relatable to a wide audience. The delightful task of curating that type of Chinese...
China Drops One-Child Policy, but ‘Exhausted’ Tiger Moms Say One is Plenty
“No fines, no arrests. Go ahead and have a second child if you want one!” The problem is that many people don’t want a second child any more.
Risk of Vanishing: More than 1,300 Elderly Go Missing in China Every Day
Online app helps find 100 lost seniors as research shows growing dementia threat
Recognizing Boarding Schools’ Psychic Toll in China
The most deeply affected may be those born in the early decades after 1949, as the boarding system spread — those in their 50s and 60s who run the country today.
Forget Those 18 Olympic Medals, Most Chinese Can’t Swim
Drowning is now the #1 killer of Chinese children under the age of 14, topping traffic accidents and infectious disease
China’s Quest to Buy Up Global Supply of Donkeys Halted by African Nations
Donkey hide is used to make Chinese remedy ejiao, believed to improve blood circulation
China’s Maternal Mortality Rate Rises 30% in First Half
Increase in women older than 35 getting pregnant after easing of the One-Child Policy may have led to spike in deaths
Chengguan, Widely Despised Officers in China, Find Refuge and a Kind Ear
China’s first Psychological Crisis Center for Chengguan opened in Nanjing this week
How China’s Progress is Killing the Instant Noodle
As China's economy has slowed, so too has its appetite for instant noodles
China Grapples With HIV Cases Among Gay Men, but Stigma Runs Deep
Surge in infections worries health authorities and prompts soul-searching in a conservative society
China Tops WHO List for Deadly Outdoor Air Pollution
More than 1 million people died from dirty air in one year
China Will Resume Imports of U.S. Beef After a Ban Long Seen as Political
For an American industry that relies increasingly on global demand, the news is welcome
The End of China’s One-Child Policy Has Put Huge Pressure on the Nation’s Sperm Banks
China is looking for quality sperm
Gay Pride: China Activists Fight ‘Conversion Therapy’
Coming out was never going to be easy, but Yu never thought it would see him committed
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...
African Migrants in Guangzhou, Forgetting, Family Planning’s Fate, and More...
from Yuanjin PhotoPhotographing the aftermath of catastrophic events is challenging—one that photographer Mu Li handles with creativity and grace looking back at the chemical explosion in Tianjin that damaged as many as 17,000 homes August 12, 2015. Another...
China Military Says It Is Providing Medical Training for Syria
China has its own security concerns about violence in the region.
China’s Zika Fumigation Rules Raise Worries for U.S. Exporters
Companies worry that requirement to fumigate all containers could result in costs, delays.
Tesla Drops Autopilot Label From Chinese Site after Crash
The move comes only days after receiving complaints over the way it markets the technology to potential owners.
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...
Killer Knotweed Exposes Dangers of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Amid rising public concerns about side-effects of traditional Chinese medicines, or TCM, following the death of a young woman who died of liver failure last year, a government-backed medical association has started compiling a...
China, Sweltering, Doles Out Subsidies for High Heat
The government appears to be trying to raise consciousness of the heat subsidies.
China Corn Shortages Loom Despite Bulging Silos
Discontinuing a minimum price policy in March distorted global markets and packed expensive grain into state reserves.
China to Pillory, or Praise, Cities Based on Water Pollution
Water and soil pollution have received less attention than foul air but are just as hazardous, if not more so.
Using Free Sex to Expose Sexual Abuse in China
Nanfu Wang hoped that a woman called Ye Haiyan (“Hooligan Sparrow”), who had offered free sex on the Internet to draw attention to the plight of poor women selling their bodies to support their children, would lead her to the prostitutes she...
China Has a Plan to Clean Up Its Soil But No Way to Pay For It
The 231-clause, 13,000-Chinese character action plan for Soil Pollution Prevention and Control was released May 31 by the State Council, China’s cabinet, after undergoing some 50 draft revisions over the previous three years....
China Still Harvesting Organs from Prisoners at a Massive Scale
The report shows a discrepancy between official figures for the number of transplants carried out throughout the country.
China Vows to Replace ‘Poisonous’ Running Tracks at Schools
The Ministry of Education said it would inspect synthetic rubber tracks in schools across China during the summer break.
Families, Weddings, and Beekeepers
from Yuanjin PhotoThis month’s Depth of Field column brings the stories of Chinese adoption; the marriage ceremony of Hu Mingliang and Sun Wenlin, a gay couple who filed the first civil rights marriage lawsuit to be accepted by a Chinese court (...
China and India Burdened by Untreated Mental Disorders
Less than 10 percent of people in India and China with a mental disorder received effective treatment.
China: No, We Are Not Sending Cans of Human Flesh to Africa
China's ambassador to Zambia released a statement, seeking to battle misinformation that was harming China's reputation in Africa.
Huya Bridges China's Novel Drugs With Overseas Markets
When Mireille Gillings, founder and chairman of Huya Bioscience International first visited China in 2004, she saw a niche that could grow.
Chinese Police Uncover Huge Fake Jellyfish 'Scam'
Police in eastern China have raided two fake jellyfish workshops, saying more than 10 tonnes is thought to have made its way into local food markets.
Scandal Highlights China’s Weak Environmental Enforcement
from chinadialogueFor many Chinese, the country’s soil pollution crisis has become increasingly acute in recent weeks after several hundred children fell ill from attending a school built close to a former fertilizer factory.
Almost 500...
China Investigates Baidu After Student’s Death From Cancer
Chinese regulators have begun an investigation into the Internet giant Baidu due to misleading medical advertising.
China Sees Childhood Obesity 'Explosion' in Rural Provinces
The study cites three major reasons for the uptick in childhood obesity: cultural background, poor diet and and a lack of physical activity.
China Has Begun Cracking Down on Parents Protesting Substandard Vaccines
Hundreds were allegedly detained for intending to join a demonstration in Beijing on Tuesday.
China's Toxic School: Officials Struggle to Contain Uproar over Sick Students
Illnesses among pupils at Changzhou Foreign Languages School, with highly toxic illegal waste dumping blamed.
China to Punish Hundreds of Officials over Vaccine Scandal
The Chinese government has promised to punish 357 officials over a scandal involving the illegal sale of vaccines.