Hong Kong’s Effort to Penalize Protests Is Creating a Feedback Loop
Chinese authorities reversed an earlier decision not to jail a young figurehead of the democracy movement, a decision that's only fueled more citizen unrest.
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Why Do So Many People Love to Hate Chinese Tourists?
Two Chinese tourists gave the Nazi salute in Berlin, breaking the law and garnering international media attention.
Apple’s Ethics Dilemma in China
Freedom of information advocates are monitoring the technology giant after it removed software allowing users to bypass the Great Firewall from its China App Store.
The Chinese Town at the Center of the Global Illegal Ivory Trade
The Chinese government has said it will rein in the smuggling and illegal sale of ivory, but those enforcement efforts do not appear to have reached the town of Shuidong.
In the Liu Xiaobo Saga, the World Demands a Kinder, Gentler China
Beijing is foregoing a chance to rebrand itself to the international community as a world leader, rights advocates warn.
Simultaneous Widespread Global Heat Waves Are the New Norm
Late-spring warmth encircled the Northern Hemisphere, with records on every continent.
Once Again, China Has Been Cooking the Books
To skeptics of China's economic success, news of local governments' misreported figures come as no shock.
How China and California Are Proving Trump Wrong on Climate
The unlikely climate partnership between China and California shows how Trump's Paris decision fails by its own logic.
India Launches Satellite Aboard Most Powerful Rocket in Country’s History
The rocket helped propel a three-tonne GSAT-19 satellite into orbit, the country's largest to date.
For African Nations, China’s One Belt, One Road Means More of the Same
Beijing's latest infrastructure bid is just a repackaging of traditional foreign policy.