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Crop Scientist Likens China’s Smog to Nuclear Winter
New research shows extreme air pollution in China could severely impact agriculture and food supplies, because it is blocking out the light plants need for photosynthesis.
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Chinese Man Trains in Super-Heavy Iron Shoes for World Record
A man in northern China hopes to win a place in the Guinness Book of World Records by stomping around in extremely heavy iron shoes.
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Migrant Worker Drowns After Police Chase Him Into River
After traffic policemen in Hebei Province pursued a migrant worker into a river, they prevented the man from coming onshore, leaving him to drown.
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Apples Grow Black in Polluted Chinese City
Due to coal pollution, apples have taken on a permanent black color in the city of Zhangjiakou in China’s Hebei Province, also known as “Coal City.”
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In China, a Toxic Environment Reflects Officials’ Priorities
In China, officials’ performance ratings are closely tied to the growth of the gross domestic product. The result has been an environmental catastrophe, including the existence of hundreds of “cancer villages.”
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Beijing and Surrounding Areas Reel From Too Many People
A new report covering the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region shows that China’s capital cannot support its current population.
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In Photos, Chinese Farmer Builds Apocalypse-Proof ‘Noah’s Ark’ Pods
A Chinese farmer has built what he describes as “Noah’s Ark” survival pods in case of a cataclysmic event.
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Police Officers, Turned Petitioners, Seek Justice in Beijing
More than a dozen police officers from around China gathered in Beijing recently to protest Party corruption in the political and legal system, and in an open letter to the authorities they called for fair treatment of their complaints.
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Section of China’s Great Wall Collapses After Rains, Construction
A portion of China’s Great Wall in northern Hebei Province collapsed after days of unremitting rains.
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Top Communist Official Ordered to Investigate ‘Brave 300’
A top Chinese official recently visited Botou City to investigate “Brave 300” village to understand better how the public views Falun Gong.
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Chinese Petitioner Found Dead After Held in Police Custody
Yu Haobo, a 76-year-old petitioner from Hebei Province, was found dead after being arrested by police.
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Crop Scientist Likens China’s Smog to Nuclear Winter
New research shows extreme air pollution in China could severely impact agriculture and food supplies, because it is blocking out the light plants need for photosynthesis.
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Chinese Man Trains in Super-Heavy Iron Shoes for World Record
A man in northern China hopes to win a place in the Guinness Book of World Records by stomping around in extremely heavy iron shoes.
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Migrant Worker Drowns After Police Chase Him Into River
After traffic policemen in Hebei Province pursued a migrant worker into a river, they prevented the man from coming onshore, leaving him to drown.
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Apples Grow Black in Polluted Chinese City
Due to coal pollution, apples have taken on a permanent black color in the city of Zhangjiakou in China’s Hebei Province, also known as “Coal City.”
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In China, a Toxic Environment Reflects Officials’ Priorities
In China, officials’ performance ratings are closely tied to the growth of the gross domestic product. The result has been an environmental catastrophe, including the existence of hundreds of “cancer villages.”
|
Beijing and Surrounding Areas Reel From Too Many People
A new report covering the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region shows that China’s capital cannot support its current population.
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In Photos, Chinese Farmer Builds Apocalypse-Proof ‘Noah’s Ark’ Pods
A Chinese farmer has built what he describes as “Noah’s Ark” survival pods in case of a cataclysmic event.
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Police Officers, Turned Petitioners, Seek Justice in Beijing
More than a dozen police officers from around China gathered in Beijing recently to protest Party corruption in the political and legal system, and in an open letter to the authorities they called for fair treatment of their complaints.
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Section of China’s Great Wall Collapses After Rains, Construction
A portion of China’s Great Wall in northern Hebei Province collapsed after days of unremitting rains.
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Top Communist Official Ordered to Investigate ‘Brave 300’
A top Chinese official recently visited Botou City to investigate “Brave 300” village to understand better how the public views Falun Gong.
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Chinese Petitioner Found Dead After Held in Police Custody
Yu Haobo, a 76-year-old petitioner from Hebei Province, was found dead after being arrested by police.
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