Chinese officials announced that the death toll from recent floods in Beijing was 77, not the earlier reported 37. Despite …
Sichuan earthquake
Chinese Activist Ai Weiwei Loses Appeal on Tax Charge
The artist and activist insists that the case against him is politically motivated and says he plans to continue to challenge the government’s charge
As Japan Marks One Year After the Tsunami, China Wonders Why Rebuilding Is So Slow
Marking the first anniversary of the March 11 Japanese tsunami tragedy, the Global Times, a Beijing-based daily with links to the Chinese Communist Party, published an editorial on Sino-Japanese relations. The thrust was this: …
Ai Weiwei and the Earthquake
The Sichuan earthquake struck one year ago today. Here‘s Simon’s story on artist Ai Weiwei and his project to document every child killed in the disaster.
The Sichuan Earthquake: an addendum
Like Austin and Lin Yang, I too have been in the earthquake-affected part of Sichuan. I went on Tuesday and for the first time. A couple of hours drive from the shopping malls, broad roads and middleclass apartments of Chengdu and there it is. At first, you notice things like the odd collapsed wall, or an occasional gap in the rows of …