16 Facts About China That Will Blow Your Mind
The vast scale of China’s landmass and its population means that China produces and consumes copious amounts of natural resources and food.It also means that China houses a large chunk of the world’s...
View ArticleA Guy In China Built A Remarkably Accurate Copy Of The Batmobile [PHOTOS]
A Shanghai police officer recently stumbled on an unusual sight — a full-sized replica of Batman's Tumbler Batmobile from "The Dark Knight Rises," according to GB Times. The replica Tumbler was built...
View ArticleChina Reportedly Blocked Google The Day Before The Tiananmen 25-Year Anniversary
Apparently, China’s “Great Firewall” now stands between the country’s citizens and Google services.As the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre approaches, China has blocked access to all...
View ArticleChina To Take Historic Step To Curb Co2 Emissions
BEIJING (Reuters) - China, the world's biggest emitter of climate-changing greenhouse gases, will set an absolute cap on its CO2 emissions from 2016, a top government adviser said on Tuesday.The target...
View ArticleHere's The Odd List Of Words China Bans Because Of Tiananmen Square
The 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre is this week, and China is taking extreme measures to make sure nobody commemorates the event.In 2012, China Digital Times identified more than 100...
View ArticleNorth Korean Officials Accuse Their Only Ally Of 'Being In Bed With...
North Korea's Central Party Committee has released an internal decree urging party members to 'abandon the Chinese dream,' according to New Focus International, a media outlet run by prominent North...
View Article25 Photos From The Tiananmen Square Protests That China Has Tried To Erase...
June 4 marks the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-Democracy protests that ended in bloodshed, and China has done its best to scrub the event from collective memory.Ahead of Wednesday's...
View ArticleSomebody Is Tweeting A Minute-By-Minute Account Of Tiananmen Square, And It's...
An expert on China is tweeting an absolutely gripping, minute-by-minute account of the bloody Tiananmen Square protests that erupted 25 years ago in the heart of Beijing.The pro-democracy protests, led...
View ArticleThe Tiananmen Vigil In Hong Kong Is Staggering
More than 180,000 people gathered in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park for a candlelit vigil tonight to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown that killed between 300 and 2,600...
View Article5 Reasons To Visit Hangzhou, China
The city of Hangzhou, capital of China's Zhejiang province, might just be having a moment.Last year it was the most-Googled destination in the entire country, and it welcomed over three million...
View ArticleHere's The Tiny Village Where China Dumps Thousands Of Tons Of Electronic...
China’s economic boom and burgeoning middle class have led it to become the world’s second leading producer of electronic garbage (or e-waste) in the world. Every year, the country throws out over 100...
View ArticleThere's A Wide Version Of The Iconic Tiananmen Shot That's Even More Powerful
The iconic "Tank Man" photo from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests was taken 25 years ago today.Many people remember only the close-up shot, but the wide angle is even more powerful.Here's the...
View ArticleThis Math Question From A Hong Kong Elementary School Test Has Adults Stumped
This math question from an admissions test for an elementary school in Hong Kong is going viral in China.According to ChinaSmack, it was the second-most-popular post on Chinese microblogging site Sina...
View ArticleChina Laughed When It Saw How Cheap Solar Could Be
Do you remember when Dr. Evil was going to hold the world ransom for $1,000,000?This is what we are facing today in Solar – the Dr. Evil ultimatum. The cost to get Solar to coal parity is going to be...
View ArticleHere's What The Pentagon Thinks A Chinese Attack On Taiwan Would Look Like
A Pentagon report to Congress on China's military capabilities delves into one of international politics' perennial nightmare scenarios: what if China decided to retake the island of Taiwan by...
View ArticleSouth Korea Is Giving The Philippine Navy A Free Ship As Tensions Rise With...
South Korea will donate a corvette warship to the poorly-equipped Philippine navy amid growing tensions -- particularly with China -- over maritime territorial disputes in the region, the government...
View ArticleChina's Exports Gain Steam But Imports Fall Unexpectedly
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports gained steam in May due to the global economic recovery, data showed on Sunday, but an unexpected fall in imports could signal weaker domestic demand.Exports rose 7...
View ArticleChina Will Need A Series Of Miracles To Sustain Growth
For years, when asked whether I thought China would experience a hard landing, I would simply answer, “I don't understand China. Making a prediction would be pretending that I did, so I can’t.” The...
View ArticleChina Just Did More Stimulus
China just did another stimulus.The People's Bank of China has just cut the reserve ratio by 50 basis points for "selected banks" according to an announcement.The cuts come in the face of a well-known...
View ArticleChina's Most Famous Ghost City Got Even Worse In The Last 4 Years
China's ghost cities aren't going away. Even as Beijing wants local governments to move away from GDP targeting and is more focused on developing social housing, wasteful construction still plagues...
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