February 2012 Issue
Editorial | by News China Magazine
A Year of Challenge and Opportunity
With ample revenue, the government should start to implement tax cuts in 2012 to prevent the economy from stagnating.
International | by Li Jia | Asia-Pacific Trade Union
In it to Win it?
As the US asserts its leadership in the TPP, an Asia-Pacific trade agreement, analysts in China question whether or not to join the negotiating table
Politics | by Yu Xiaodong | Poverty Alleviation
The New Poor
China plans to substantially raise its official poverty line, declaring over 100 million people officially poor. The move is a step in the right direction, but more problems need to be addressed if the country is to achieve its poverty reduction goals
Society | by Qian Wei, Wang Yan | Subsidence Crisis
Taking Responsibility
The scale and range of China’s subsidence has left various branches of government at a loss as to who should take the lead in combating it
Economy | by Sun Zhe | Illegal Commodities Exchanges
When Garlic Goes Rogue
Chinese authorities have finally moved to clean up a mess of unregulated commodities exchanges which had proved a magnet to reckless speculators. Will the government finally loosen restrictions limiting private access to legal investment channels?
Society | by Yuan Ye, Yang Di, Wan Jiahua | Post-90s Generation
Rational Radicals
Are China’s much-maligned Internet generation in fact pioneering a more sophisticated and progressive social and political culture?
Society | by Liu Yangshuo, Li Guang | Teenage Escorts
Sex for Snacks
In cities like Shanghai and Chongqing, a handful of high school girls have been exposed working as professional ‘escorts,’ apparently by choice. NewsChina looks into the motivation among young, educated girls to voluntarily walk the streets
World | by News China Magazine
Sinking Feeling
Mining, water depletion and environmental degradation have contributed to a rash of land subsidence incidents throughout China’s industrial heartland. Has China’s breakneck development undermined its own foundations?
Culture | by Yuan Ye, Ding Chenxin | Ancient Theater
Road to Rebirth
Refurbished one and a half years ago, the exquisite ancient architecture of the 300-year-old Zhengyici Theater is more compelling than ever. However, this contemporary institution continues to struggle with re-introducting traditional opera to a modern audience
Visual Report | by News China Magazine
CNS in Nepal
A China News Service (CNS) delegation spent a week in Nepal from November 24 through 30 to exchange ideas and strategies with Nepali colleagues
Society | by Xie Ying, Zhu Shiqiang, Wang Weibo | School Bus Accident
Overloaded, Underfunded
21 people were killed when an overloaded school bus collided with a heavy coal truck in a small village in Gansu Province in November, the deadliest of a recent spate of school bus crashes. NewsChina investigates
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